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take the heat off |
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take the heat off (of) someone or something Fig. to relieve the pressure on someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) That really takes the heat off of all of us. The change in the deadline takes the heat off the office staff. take the heat off somebody to stop people criticizing or attacking someone If your deputy admitted responsibility and resigned, it would take a lot of the heat off you. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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