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
Abd Al-Malik		-	Arabic
Sophokles		-	Ancient Greek
Vencel		-	Hungarian
Toni		['təuni]
Svea		SVE-ah	Swedish
Damla		-	Turkish

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