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This is a list of vocabulary and phrases that I encountered and I didn't find the meaning in the dictionary. So, I want you to help me understand their meaning.
1- You know that was me "toned down".
2- I'm going through a process at the moment of trying to "wash away" this road rage.
3- Not really, no, because that "relies" on the police time.
I thought there'd be more, but that's all. :)
Thanks for reading!
1- You know that was me "toned down".
2- I'm going through a process at the moment of trying to "wash away" this road rage.
3- Not really, no, because that "relies" on the police time.
I thought there'd be more, but that's all. :)
Thanks for reading!
1- You know that was me "toned down".
"Toned down" means less extreme. It's hard to explain without more context, but it means that he or she could do whatever he or she was doing with more strength or force, more stamina, more speed, etc. Whatever his or her true potential is was not revealed, but he or she could reveal it if he or she wishes.
2- I'm going through a process at the moment of trying to "wash away" this road rage.
"To wash away" is to rid oneself of something bad. One can wash away dirt from one's face in the literal sense, or wash away the painful memories of a bad relationship in the abstract sense.
3- Not really, no, because that "relies" on the police time.
"Relies" is a conjugation of "rely." To rely on something is essentially the same as to depend on something. In this case, whatever the speaker is being asked about can't be done until the police have their time with whatever it is. This one is also difficult to explain without more context.
Example: The Prime Minister toned down his remarks about the incident.
1- You know that was me "toned down".I agree with Chaseofhearts, but I also use toned down, when I hold strong view and I wish to express them, but, because they might offend someone I am with, I will say it but perhaps not as forcefully as I would have liked.
Not as wild/strong/loud/crazy as normal.
Get rid of. This is kind of a metaphor, as if the road rage has made your heart dirty, and you want to be clean again.
relies on = depends upon