get (something) off (one's) chest

get (something) off (one's) chest

To reveal or discuss something that has caused one emotional discomfort and that one has repressed, kept hidden, or neglected to discuss earlier. I'm sorry but I just have to get something off my chest. How could you treat me like that last night?
See also: chest, get, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get something off one's chest

to unburden oneself; to confess something; to criticize or make a personal complaint to someone. You will feel better if you get it off your chest. I have to get this off my chest. I'm tired of your rudeness to me!
See also: chest, get, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

off one's chest, get

Relieve one's mind by confessing or saying something that has been repressed. For example, I've got to get this off my chest-I can't stand his parents, or He admitted taking the dollar and said he was glad to get it off his chest. This expression uses chest for the seat of the emotions. [c. 1900]
See also: get, off
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

get something off your chest

COMMON If you get something off your chest, you talk about a problem that has been worrying you for a long time, and you feel better because of this. My doctor gave me the opportunity to talk and get things off my chest. Sarah certainly seemed as though she had a lot to get off her chest.
See also: chest, get, off, something
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

get something off your chest

say something that you have wanted to say for a long time, resulting in a feeling of relief. informal
See also: chest, get, off, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌget something off your ˈchest

(informal) say something that you have wanted to say for a long time and feel better because you have done this: If something is worrying you, get it off your chest.
See also: chest, get, off, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

get (something) off (one's) chest

To vent one's pent-up feelings.
See also: chest, get, off
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • get off chest
  • get something off your chest
  • off one's chest, get
  • agenda
  • at the top of the/(one's) agenda
  • high on the/(one's) agenda
  • call a meeting
  • call together
  • call (a group) together
  • (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public