take the edge off (something)

成語所屬單字edge

take the edge off (something) — 慣用語

1. To make something less intense, severe, or unpleasant.

1.慣用語
釋義

緩和

To make something less intense, severe, or unpleasant.

例句

A warm cup of tea took the edge off the cold morning.

He ate a snack to take the edge off his hunger before dinner.