Communication

keep it low-pressure

make it free from pressure

To keep something low-pressure means to make it feel easy and free from demands or expectations.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Should I ask her to dinner?

Maybe keep it low-pressure and suggest a coffee first.

Play the conversation

I wanted to keep the invitation low-pressure, so I said there was no need to decide immediately.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Keep the conversation under low pressure.

Say: Keep the conversation low-pressure.

Use low-pressure after keep something, not under low pressure, for a relaxed situation.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

keep it low-pressure; keep the conversation low-pressure

Your turn: say it out loud

I wanted to keep the invitation low-pressure, so I said there was no need to decide immediately.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

keep it low-pressure

make it free from pressure

“I wanted to keep the invitation low-pressure, so I said there was no need to decide immediately.”

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