- water down
- (to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) diluer
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water down — (something) to make something weaker. Some people say the new regulations water down several laws that protect people who rent apartments in the city. Once the bill is introduced, he s worried that lawmakers will water it down. Etymology: based… … New idioms dictionary
water down — index denature, lessen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
water down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. [V P n (not pron)] You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long... [V n P] I bought a water based paint, then… … English dictionary
water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… … Dictionary of American idioms
water down — {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./ * /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./ * /After talking with the management about… … Dictionary of American idioms
water\ down — v To change and make weaker; weaken. The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it. The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation. After talking with the management about their demands … Словарь американских идиом
water down — verb a) To dilute; to add water You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear. b) To make weaker. If you plan to teach this material to children, you may need to water it down … Wiktionary
water down — If you water down something such as a report, declaration or proposal, you try to make it weaker or less likely to cause anger. When announcing the rejection of the proposal, he tried to water down the committee s negative comments … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
water down something — water down (something) to make something weaker. Some people say the new regulations water down several laws that protect people who rent apartments in the city. Once the bill is introduced, he s worried that lawmakers will water it down.… … New idioms dictionary
water down — add water to make it weaker, dilute The cherry drink is too strong. It should be watered down … English idioms
water down — transitive verb Date: 1850 to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of < watered down the plan > • watered down adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
