take the heat

Example Sentences

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It would be an improvement, she said, but “still too strong for the Fed to be confident that the moderation is enough to take the heat off inflation.’

From Seattle Times

"Ticketmaster has been paid to take the heat over that for forever, so the public will never hate the act."

From BBC

“Fees were created to create another pile of money. Ticketmaster has been paid to take the heat over that for forever, so the public will never hate the act.”

From Los Angeles Times

The European Central Bank must be prepared to take the heat and raise interest rates further, including by more than the market expects, if that is needed to bring down inflation, ECB policymaker Isabel Schnabel said in an interview published on Saturday.

From Reuters

He said Miss Taylor wanted to "take the heat off" her boyfriend, because he was worried he might end up being charged with the murder himself.

From BBC