soft pedal

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“For local politicians, it’s a pretty easy call when 60, 70, 80% of their county voted ‘no’ on the issue, to soft pedal it and not treat it like a serious crime,” he said.

From Seattle Times

The Republicans needed to employ "hard-hitting kind of spots with a man's voice, no soft pedal" that would tar Democrats as the party that would tax working people, according to a story in Politico.

From Salon

His 1988 album for Eno’s Opal Records, “The White Arcades,” was powered by Budd’s “soft pedal” piano technique, which employed one of the instrument’s foot pedals to “soften” the notes while subtly changing their tones.

From Los Angeles Times

“They were like, ‘Don’t just soft pedal this.

From Los Angeles Times

While state Democrats soft pedal the impact on the industry, they clearly didn’t seek the cooperation or collaboration of the industry when crafting the legislation.

From Washington Times