| Phrasal Verb | play down |
|---|---|
| Definition | to (try to) make something seem less important than it really is |
| Examples | - He was careful to play down the fact that he had been fired from his previous job. - Don't try to play his unreliability down. One of these days it's going to cost him his place in the team. |
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