| 释义 |
take the heat off take the heat off (of) (someone or something)To alleviate pressure on someone. Take the heat off of her—you know she'll pay up eventually.See also: heat, off, taketake the heat off (of) someone or somethingFig. 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.See also: heat, off, take |