Англо-русский словарь идиом - water down
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water down
1. смягчать; 2. уменьшать; 3. ограничивать; 4. разводить, разбавлять
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transitive verb Date: 1850 to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of watered down the plan • watered-down adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long... I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more. = dilute PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 2. If something such as a proposal, speech, or statement is watered down, it is made much weaker and less forceful, or less likely to make people angry. Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. = tone down VERB: be V-ed P see also watered-down ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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{v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about their demands, the workers agreed to water them down./ * /The teacher had to water down the course for a slow-learning class./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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