Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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BLOW OFF STEAM
to express one’s anger, usually noisily and harmlessly, thereby relieving one’s tension
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1. Forgive me for yelling at you. I guess I just had to blow off some steam. 1. Rachel seems pretty unhappy these days. I wonder why she’s feeling blue.
2. When my mother needs to blow off steam, she slams the cupboard doors. 2. Let’s try to cheer up the children. They’ve been pretty blue since their pet dog died. Synonyms: blow (one’s) stack; fly off the handle. The expression suggests the noise created when a steam boiler releases excess pressure. sadSynonyms: down in the dumps; down in the mouth. |
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