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4 business phrasal verbs with "down" you might not know
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How to Whittle Down a List
In English we would say to play something down, which means to minimize or reduce. This is often used in the context of people who are in authority and they're trying to take the focus away from perhaps something they did. People might play down risk of something because maybe they don't want you to think about it too much. So again, this one has got a really dark side to it.
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