underplay

More disturbing is Zehme’s willingness to underplay Carson’s lifelong habit of infidelity and his catastrophic relationship with alcohol.

And it underplays just how big a deal this could be for the former president, long-time listeners say.

It's a skill he underplays, even when he earnestly lobs a corny dad joke at me — "You know what zero said to eight? Nice belt."

"One of the things I love about this country and I think we underplay it, is that we have we have always been actually one of the most open and generous countries."

Oher said the film underplayed his intelligence to such a degree that it made his new co-workers question his capabilities.