Meanings of tone things in English

Has she ever been told to tone things down, specifically on Twitter?

Some thought that maybe he would tone things down after winning the election.

We had to tone things down quite heavily.

I think you are right to tone things down a bit, seeing that you feel like that.

Anyway, it seems Mr Joyce has decided he needs to tone things down; to talk less and listen more.

Between all that and the red boots with stiletto heels was a tight black dress to tone things down.

His experiences in New York and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s had almost killed him: he needed to regroup, tone things down.

The next issue toned things down considerably.

"Our job is to tone things down a notch," he said.

McCarthy toned things down for practice Tuesday, having the players go through drills in exclusively walk- or jog-through mode for about 90 minutes.

The Georgians toned things down, favouring simpler lines and cleaner relief, while early 20th-century designers favoured defined forms with chevron and zigzag patterns.