Please dial down the volume on the music.
dial down
idiomTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
The manager asked the team to dial down the aggressive marketing tactics for the new campaign.
In order to maintain a professional atmosphere, the diplomat suggested they dial down the hostile rhetoric during the upcoming peace negotiations.
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dial back
To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
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dial towards
To be oriented towards, to be figuratively moving in the direction of or aiming at a conclusion.
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pocket dial
A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.
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reset the dial
To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.
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shift the dial
To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.