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Downplay: to make things seem less important or harmful than they really are. People tend to downplay their weaknesses, for example.
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Below are two terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you.
Poster child: someone/something that's a good example of a quality or characteristic. Shohei Otani is the poster child of Japanese baseball. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PosterChild
Pun: A pun plays with words, their meaning, and pronunciations. This is a pun: What do you call an alligator wearing a vest? An investigator. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Pun
