take the pressure off

idiom

: to reduce the amount of stress felt by
Hiring more teachers would help take the pressure off our staff.

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This can take the pressure off of the transition to intimacy. Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 June 2025 That will take the pressure off of your other friends. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 May 2025 Related Stories The introduction of the two cargo services would take the pressure off Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka, which is where most air freight out of Bangladesh exits the country. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025 Bang-for-buck recipes that use the freezer to take the pressure off weekday mornings. Sarah Scott, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take the pressure off

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“Take the pressure off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20pressure%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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