put on the soft pedal
Example Sentences
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Say," said he, "put on the soft pedal, won't you?
From Ted Strong's Motor Car by Edward C. Taylor
But when it's that kind of opinion he ought to put on the soft pedal.
From The Radio Boys' First Wireless Or Winning the Ferberton Prize by Allen Chapman
"You shouldn't give such laugh-provoking stunts, then," answered Mr. Kean, "but I'll try and remember to put on the soft pedal hereafter."
From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Nell Speed
She again put on the soft pedal, and began gently to touch the piano.
From Maximina by Armando Palacio Valdés
But we’ll have to put on the soft pedal if we hope to find out anything.
From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Margaret Penrose
