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to water down a proposal

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  • water down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. [V P n (not pron)] You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long... [V n P] I bought a water based paint, then… …   English dictionary

  • water down —    If you water down something such as a report, declaration or proposal, you try to make it weaker or less likely to cause anger.     When announcing the rejection of the proposal, he tried to water down the committee s negative comments …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • water — wa‧ter [ˈwɔːtə ǁ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː ] verb water something → down phrasal verb [transitive] to make a suggestion, rule, or proposal less forceful by removing some parts of it: • A late amendment watered down the insider trading penalties to a £100,000 …   Financial and business terms

  • Water supply and sanitation in Guatemala — The water supply and sanitation sector in Guatemala is characterized by low and inconsistent service coverage, especially in rural areas; unclear allocation of management responsibilities; and little or no regulation and monitoring of service… …   Wikipedia

  • Water — This article is about general aspects of water. For a detailed discussion of its properties, see Properties of water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • water sth down — UK US water sth down Phrasal Verb with water({{}}/ˈwɔːtər/ verb ► to intentionally make an idea, a proposal, or an opinion less extreme or forceful, usually so that other people will accept it: »The report was watered down by the committee.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Toowoomba Water Futures Referendum 2006 — On 29 July 2006, the City of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia held a Referendum on the controversial issue of using recycled water from the cities sewers as a source for drinking water.This proposal, the public debate, the referendum and… …   Wikipedia

  • watered-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of water down, v. : made weak as if by the addition of water : attenuated or lessened in force or value by watering turned in a watered down report * * * adj [more watered down; most… …   Useful english dictionary

  • watered-down — water wa‧ter [ˈwɔːtə ǁ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː ] verb water something → down phrasal verb [transitive] to make a suggestion, rule, or proposal less forceful by removing some parts of it: • A late amendment watered down the insider trading penalties to a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Origin of water on Earth — Water covers about 70% of the Earth s surface The question of the origin of water on Earth, or the question of why there is clearly more water on the Earth than on the other planets of the Solar System, has not been clarified. There are several… …   Wikipedia

  • Kaveri River Water Dispute — The waters of the river Kaveri has been the bone of contention of a serious conflict between Karnataka and the state of Tamil Nadu.The dispute at its root is a question of the sharing of the waters of the river Kaveri. While the state of Tamil… …   Wikipedia

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