soft-pedal /ˈsɑːftˈpɛdl̟/ verb soft-pedals US soft-pedaled or British soft-pedalled US soft-pedaling or British soft-pedalling
soft-pedals US soft-pedaled or British soft-pedalled US soft-pedaling or British soft-pedalling
Learner's definition of SOFT-PEDAL
[+ object] chiefly US, informal
: to treat or describe (something) as less important than it really is低调处理