take the heat off someone

take the heat off someone

tv. to relieve the pressure on someone; to free someone from suspicion, responsibility, a deadline, etc. The confession by Rocko took the heat off the cop-shop for a while.

See also: heat, off, take

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Emerald		EM-ə-rəld	English (Modern)
Laurena		-	English (Rare)
Zalman		-	Yiddish
MirosŁAw		mee-RAW-swahf	Polish
Jabbar		-	Arabic
Parris		PER-is, PAR-is	English (Rare)

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