water down in English

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    {
      "form": "water down",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "If you water a drink down, you add water to is so that is less strong."
      ],
      "id": "simple-water_down-en-phrase-Lp8cxfSM"
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        "If you water down a claim or statement, you soften it by using different language or taking out parts that somebody else might not like."
      ],
      "id": "simple-water_down-en-phrase-fnio9mhD"
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  "word": "water down"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "water down",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you water a drink down, you add water to is so that is less strong."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you water down a claim or statement, you soften it by using different language or taking out parts that somebody else might not like."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "water down"
}

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"water down" meaning in English

Phrase