dial down
phrasal verbdial something down
- to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls
- The event organizers took the hint and dialled down the background music.
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- (informal) to reduce the amount, degree or power of a quality
- He called on both sides to dial down the anger and start talking to each other.