dial back
Lessen the intensity
To dial back is to reduce or moderate something, typically intensity, ambition, or rhetoric: We need to dial back expectations, She dialed back her criticism after the backlash.
The image comes from turning a dial counterclockwise to lower volume or power.
The opposite is dial up.
Become or make smaller
curtail · minimize · shrink · scale down · taper · downsize · pare down · tone down
Raised road margin
constrain · bridle · suppress · inhibit · moderate · temper · discipline · keep in check
Render harmless
- calmFree from agitation
- cool downReduce temperature or intensity
- settleReach final terms
- pacifyTo calm agitation
soothe · reconcile · mediate · resolve · smooth over · stand down · retreat · make peace
decrease
Become or make smaller
cut · curtail · minimize · shrink · scale down · taper · downsize · pare down · tone down · rein in
curb
Raised road margin
limit · constrain · bridle · suppress · inhibit · moderate · temper · discipline · keep in check · tone down
defuse
Render harmless
pacify · soothe · reconcile · mediate · resolve · smooth over · stand down · retreat · make peace · mend fences
- Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- scaling downscale down, ramp down, pare down, trim down, whittle down
- softensoften, dampen, mute, muffle, tone down
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- patience phraseswait, hold on, just a minute, one moment, one second
dial backgo all in
Wager everything available
expand · push forward · lean into · ratchet up · scale up
dial backdouble down
Strengthen one's stance
lean in · go all in · throw oneself into · dive in · press forward
dial, back, dials, dialed, dialling, dialing, backs, backed, backing