take the heat out of something

take the heat out of (something)

To alleviate pressure, tension, or danger from a situation. Barry tried cracking a joke to take the heat out of the argument, but no one heard what he said. The president is meeting with both countries' leaders in an effort to take the heat out of the international standoff.

take the ˈheat out of something

make a situation less tense, emotional, dangerous, etc: The police tried to take the heat out of the situation by withdrawing for a while. OPPOSITE: add fuel to the fire/flames

See also: heat, of, out, something, take

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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take the heat out of (something)
crack a joke
take the heat off
take the heat off (of) (someone or something)
take the heat off someone
in on the joke
running joke
inside joke
get cracking
Get cracking!

词组	take the heat out of something
释义	take the heat out of something take the heat out of (something) To alleviate pressure, tension, or danger from a situation. Barry tried cracking a joke to take the heat out of the argument, but no one heard what he said. The president is meeting with both countries' leaders in an effort to take the heat out of the international standoff. See also: heat, of, out, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take the ˈheat out of something make a situation less tense, emotional, dangerous, etc: The police tried to take the heat out of the situation by withdrawing for a while. OPPOSITE: add fuel to the fire/flames See also: heat, of, out, something, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: take the heat out of (something) crack a joke take the heat off take the heat off (of) (someone or something) take the heat off someone in on the joke running joke inside joke get cracking Get cracking!
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