take the edge off

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make sth less strong, less bad, etc.

   Xanax to take the edge off, pot to mellow me out,

   And they use to really take the edge off.

In the movies · 4

• You want a little something to take the edge off?El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019
• Xanax to take the edge off, pot to mellow me out,The Wolf of Wall Street2013
• And they use to really take the edge off.Blue Jay2016
• It'll take the edge off.Sing Street2016
• I just need to take the edge off.Thir13en Ghosts2001
• Just take one. They're fun. Take the edge off.Horns2013
• Except, of course, the problems tend to take the edge off the pleasure.Withnail & I1987
• I feel a little weed takes the edge off things when I'm on patrol, you know?Kick-Ass2010

Learn it in full scenes

• The Wolf of Wall Street2013
  • Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself
  • Jordan's First Lunch with Mark Hanna
  • Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career
• Blue Jay2016
  • Jim and Amanda Reunite Over Coffee
  • Jim Reunites with Amanda
  • Jim and Amanda Bet at Wayne's Store

From the same entry

• be on edge
• on the edge of your seat
• fray at the edges
• be on the razor's edge
• rough edges
• teeter on the brink of
• set teeth on edge
• edge out

More idioms

• for your information
• you're on
• out of hand
• straight away
• ahead of your time
• be staring in the face
• be written all over face
• come along for the ride
• do your own thing
• drink like a fish
• err on the side of
• fly in the face of