toned down

Jack Harbaugh warned him on multiple occasions, telling him he wouldn’t play unless he toned down his language.

Now, as a 34-year-old, Stokes has toned down the training, still there is nothing that can hold him back in the heat of battle.

The revision also toned down what critics characterized as obscure academic jargon and bias against capitalism.

His comments irritated Rome and had to be toned down later by a French government spokesperson.

And in many ways, this story is even toned down — there are ones that are 100 times worse than what you’re witnessing.