curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-use-reported-speech/68308970b0e32434182f14d6.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
They suggested it could be BLANK down a bit.
toned
Followed by down, this means to make something less strong, intense, or bright. Use the Simple Past form.
To tone down means to reduce the intensity, brightness, or strength of something — like a design, color, or message. For example:
The designer toned down the background colors to make the text easier to read. – This means the colors were made softer or less bold.
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"text": "They suggested it could be toned down a bit.",
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