PHRASAL VERBS

to water down
UPDATED: NOV 2021

To make something weaker
or
​less strict​​

  • A conservative Senator might try to water down a law a liberal Senator is trying to pass.​

  • The Republicans (conservative party) usually try to water down gun control laws in the USA.

  • When a bartender adds more water, soda, or coke to a drink to reduce the amount of alcohol used that is called "Watering down the drinks".​

EXAMPLES

  1. The AI guy has strict rules when working on a project, but once he knows you are competent, the rules get watered down.
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  2. The company watered down its laid off policy, which when first introduced, scared the hell out of many of the employees.
EFP watering down drinks las vegas
I don't go to Tommy's Bar anymore.  They are watering down the drinks.   That's weird for Las Vegas.