to make something unpleasant have less of an effect on someone: Have an apple - it'll take the edge off your hunger. His apology took the edge off her anger.
rosehairyhat Zitat gemachtletztes Jahr
take the edge off
ioannarizou535hat Zitat gemachtletztes Jahr
‘I wasn’t expecting to see you…’
ioannarizou535hat Zitat gemachtletztes Jahr
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it