take the edge off something

REDUCEto make something less bad, good, strong etc 使某物减弱，减轻某事物

Pascoe was drinking whisky to take the edge off the pain.

帕斯科在喝威士忌酒来缓解疼痛。

Examples from the Corpus

take the edge off something• Moneylarge sums of money-can take the edge off an ambitious person.• This would certainly take the edge off the impending Apollo lunar landing.• He had decisively taken the edge off trade union power.• But it takes the edge off the pain.• As you can perhaps appreciate, this rather took the edge off my initial delight.• This will take the edge off your anxiety.• The sun was warm on my back, but the south-easterly wind took the edge off the stifling heat.• The burning wood takes the edge off the morning cold, and it helps brew our coffee.

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