take the edge

The captain bowled with good pace of his own to take the edge of Nair and Root took a sensational one-handed grab to break the fielding record of India great Rahul Dravid.

To come in and just, like you said, take the edge off and get to laugh a little bit.

“Sometimes medication is necessary to take the edge off of traumatized animals.”

Woakes bowled Devon Conway from round the wicket and went wide of the crease to take the edge of Kane Williamson.

Bumrah subsequently removed fellow opener Usman Khawaja with a brute of a delivery which climbed into his ribcage and nipped to take the edge with Rohit holding a more straightforward catch.