To take out the sting

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To take out the sting

To take out the sting

By metaphor: canceled the particular impact. Neutralized the "sharpness" of the matter.

(Modern Hebrew, following the expression "he removed his sting")

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הוֹצִיא אֶת הָעֹקֶץ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: בִּטֵּל אֶת הַהַשְׁפָּעָה הַיִּחוּדִית. נִטְרֵל אֶת "חֲרִיפוּתוֹ" שֶׁל הָעִנְיָן.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּטּוּי "נִטַּל עֻקְצוֹ")

Keyword

Impact metaphor sting neutralized sharpness

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