play down (someone or something) or play (someone or something) down -Idioms

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play down (someone or something) or play (someone or something) down

to give less emphasis to someone or something, to make someone or something seem less important

The politician played down the survey that showed that he was becoming less popular.

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play dumb/ignorant

play fast and loose with (someone or something)

play footsie with (someone)

play hard to get

play into (someone's) hands

take (someone's) pulse

put (someone) in the picture

as hard as nails

think back on (someone or something)

stab (someone) in the back

know better than (to do something)

(not) have a clue (about something)

throw one's hands up in despair

ease off on (someone or something)

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Fact
In Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise's character (Lt. Dan) tells Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump) that the day Forrest works on a shrimp boat is the day he'd be an astronaut. The following year, Sinise and Hanks appeared together as astronauts in Apollo 13. .. More >>

Verbal Reasoning