Have you ever been told or told someone..

Depends. If youre just loud then no.
Some people are just loud. Thats the way they are.

Now if youre up in my face poking me with a finger then we be having words. BTDT.
Since Im usually pretty chill thats when everybody usually expects my head to spin around backwards. :D

Im already pretty laid back so Ive personally never been told to dial it back.
I dont like to argue. Its a waste of time. :D
 
I have when a relationship got too intense too early. I used gentler words, but the message was the same.

Well, now I think about it, and I can remember two occasions when I've done that. One took the note well, but didn't actually ease up much. We didn't last.

The other took it to mean I wasn't interested at all and we ended before we started, really.
 
No, I've never used the terminology "dial it back."

Two people standing together yelling or talking over each other generally accomplishes nothing. If it's just a dissagreement over something inconsequential, I've been known to just clam up and/or walk away.

If it's a dispute over a business matter, or anything I have serious interest in, I may temporarily back off until I can decide the best course of action to take next, and what support may be available to me from other sources. But just because I've decided to wait doesn't mean I've surrendered.
 
I've never used nor received the phrase, 'To dial it back'. Is that an American thing?

I've used a British phrase that might have a very similar meaning?: 'Wind your neck in!'

Used very sparingly and mostly out of frustration when all else fails. Used with great effect when being continuously spoken over by someone's aggressive and intense manner. Where the other person talks significantly more than listens.

When using 'Wind your neck in!' The vocal tone and facial expression help in putting the point of the words across -- where other calm use of words have failed.
 
Magna-Carta said:
I've never used nor received the phrase, 'To dial it back'. Is that an American thing?

I've used a British phrase that might have a very similar meaning?: 'Wind your neck in!'

Used very sparingly and mostly out of frustration when all else fails. Used with great effect when being continuously spoken over by someone's aggressive and intense manner. Where the other person talks significantly more than listens.

When using 'Wind your neck in!' The vocal tone and facial expression help in putting the point of the words across -- where other calm use of words have failed.
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I've seen Aussies online get into arguments, one eventually would say "pull your head in"... this made me wonder if they were Turtles. lol
 
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