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
CÉIbhfhionn	-	Irish Mythology
Chadwick	CHAD-wik	English
Sabine	sa-BEEN (French), za-BEE-nə (German)	French, German
Avice	AY-vis	English (Rare)
Altwidus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Grishma	-	Indian, Marathi