take the heat
Example Sentences
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He pledged to focus on bread-and-butter issues like household bills to take the heat out of the immigration debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Librarians who speak out against the spuriousness of the process might themselves be removed, in order to take the heat off school districts.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
But can he take the heat off Lincoln Riley?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
In evidence, Orphan accepted he "probably" should have done more to "take the heat out of the argument".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Ann was delighted, but decided not to take the heat off the city council, which could still reject or accept the commission’s decision.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
