The French don't "tone it down"…they "water down their wine" (Mettre del'eau dans son vin).
Lobby groups could water down plans that will cost industry money.
Pressing water down creates a lot of pressure on the palm because you are changing the direction of the water flow (from towards you to downwards).
We must come to realize that the human mind is deceitful and so readily looks to water down God's ways.
The East Sakhalin Current draws cold water down toward Japan, helping make the Shiretoko peninsula the southernmost spot with winter sea ice.
In both China and America I have seen repeated attempts by people to simplify and water down the Gospel in order to make it fit neatly into their lives.
They want to water down the facts.
You leave the faucet running when you brush your teeth, pouring precious water down the drain.
I set the water down on the table by the bed, and then I sat back down "Anytime, I'm just glad you're okay."
The immediate worry is that all this could water down or delay the measures needed to cool an overheating economy.
The river is not far away, there is a group of ducks in the river water game, also head first into the water down from time to time for food.
Electrolysis breaks water down.
Huge pipes funnel the water down the mountainside.
The lake water was too salty to use. So they built a system of canals to bring water down from the mountains.
But in fact, we get it seriously wrong in the design of each and every fixture; our bodies are designed to squat and we sit on toilets. Our showers aim water down when they should aim water up.
The rest of the Fed and its chairman, Ben Bernanke, have listened politely but are not ready to drop or even water down the “extended period” language, much less raise rates.
chute with flowing water down which toboggans and tubes and people slide into a pool.
The boat sailed along on the water down the road and the boys ran along beside it.
Stainless steel waterfalls, sculpted copper and other metals direct the flow of water down carved channels and points, making for interesting visual movement and the happy sound of flowing water.
You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long.
And ministers can be induced to water down bans on smoking in public places by decreeing more areas where people can still puff away.
You have to water down the medicine before drinking it.
Lobbyists hope to water down some of the more contentious provisions, such as a requirement for Banks to spin off their derivatives units.
More families will go without coverage. More businesses will be forced to drop or water down their plans.
What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
Time does not water down the wine of friendship; distance does not separate our hands of longing. Wishing you my friends, Happiness forever!
She held the glass and chugged the water down.
We piped the water down.
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