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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sloan	[sləun]
Sirius	SIR-ee-əs (English), SEER-ee-əs (English)	Astronomy
Illtyd	-	Welsh
Einarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Hunor	-	Hungarian
Marjan (1)	mahr-YAHN	Dutch