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#133 - TO Play Down [+ Video] artwork
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#133 - TO Play Down [+ Video]

A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson

Apr 11, 201602:58Education

= to make a problem seem less serious than it really is e.g. The government played down the threat to public health after the radiation leak from the nuclear accident. Click here for a transcript (soon) and to see me exp...

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