water down

[water down] {v.}

To change and make weaker; weaken.

* /The Senator argued that the House should water down the bill before passing it./

* /The African American did not accept watered down Civil Rights legislation./

* /After talking with the management about their demands, the workers agreed to water them down./

* /The teacher had to water down the course for a slow-learning class./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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