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take the edge off

Idiom Stress

Meaning

to make a bad situation or feeling less intense or unpleasant

Example Sentences

"A hot cup of tea always helps to take the edge off."

Related Expressions

beat the algorithm

to find a way to outsmart or bypass a system's logic

chapter and verse

to provide full and exact details about something

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To go beyond acceptable or proper boundaries.

drop a comment

to leave a message or opinion on a social media post

a couch potato

a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV

take it or leave it

showing indifference about accepting or rejecting something