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| lighten the mood (Aprilen); break the ice; take the heat off (Anglophile); take the heat out of the situation (Anglophile); defuse tension (Anglophile); lighten things up (m_rakova); lighten the atmosphere (m_rakova); defuse the tension (Bullfinch); defuse a situation (raf); de-escalate a situation (the VLZ_58); relieve the pressure (Tamerlane); take the sting out of (LadaP); cut the tension (Nerve33) | |||
| deescalate tensions | |||
| defuse the situation (Val_Ships) | |||
| take the edge off (shergilov) | |||
| break the ice (Relax a tense or very formal situation, as in Someone at the conference table will have to break the ice. VLZ_58); cut a break (sea holly) | |||
| relax the atmosphere (lulic) | |||
| clear the air; dissipate the tension | |||
| diffuse the situation (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| chill up (Damirules) | |||
| разрядить обстановку: 4 phrases in 2 subjects |
| Diplomacy | 1 |
| General | 3 |