to take to one or more notches down to its current standard
to request to maintain silence
to reduce noise
The exercise was piped down for the audiences because the original would have been too difficult for the crowd to follow.
I would like to pipe the enthusiasm down by presenting to you the numbers associated with this task. They clearly show that the progress is much less than anticipated.
Can you pipe down the loudspeakers?
She has piped her business down by several notches after she had her baby.
Although I like painting, I have piped it down because I have been told to get a real job by my parents.
The instrumental music needs to be piped down so that the singers get the most attention on the stage.
The decoration needs to piped down because this is a birthday party not a Halloween one.
There is no origin for this idiom
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