take the bite out of
Example Sentences
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Chavez said the greenery sprouting on the landscape from the rains should take the bite out of any fires that start in the south.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
“We don’t want to take the bite out of this guy. But we’ve got to be smart about it, too.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022
Beijing’s watery sunshine does nothing to take the bite out of the morning air, but it’s time for the boys to strip off their shirts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2019
It doesn’t take the bite out of it, but it does put it in a bigger story.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019
“Just as you got to take the buck out of a broncho, you’ve got to take the bite out of a lion.”
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack
