to reduce the level of tension or intensity in a situation
to use the controls on a machine to reduce the level of heat, light or sound
Put insulation around the heater and the pipes and dial down the thermostat.
The two leaders have agreed that they need to dial down the extent to which their parties pick public fights with each other.
With any exercise, dial it down a level from what you think you can accomplish.
dials down
dialling down
dialled down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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