dumb down
This page is about the phrasal verb dumb down
INFORMALMeaning
to make something like a movie or a novel easier to understand so more money can be made from it
For example
- dumb down sth Ross used to work in television, but he quit when he was told he had to dumb down the programs he was working on.
- dumb sth down Movie directors often say big studios dumb their movies down to sell more tickets.
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