give vent to something

give (full) vent to (something)

To passionately express one's negative emotion, such as anger, frustration, etc. Once we left the office, Sally gave vent to her anger about how promotions are unfairly awarded in our department. I work in customer service, so I'm used to people giving full vent to their frustration.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

give (full) ˈvent to something

(informal) express a strong negative feeling freely and forcefully: I tried to stop myself giving full vent to my anger.
See also: give, something, vent
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See also:
  • give (full) vent to (something)
  • give vent to
  • vent
  • express (one's) anger
  • express anger
  • jump up and down
  • cage of anger
  • the cage of anger
  • take it out on (someone or something)
  • take it out on somebody
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So, they choose to give vent to something in their community that has been able to arrest their attention.
Reflecting On The Nigerian Dream
The other account left by the Surrealist Pierre Naville when he met her at the Surrealist Gallery on the rue Jacques Callot was, "She bears a remarkable resemblance to Gala (the same kind of ugliness and beauty)..." (6) Though by contrast, and again assuming that she did indeed draw herself, in the drawings she effaces an air of coquettish innocence, and it is only in the picture of her with a hand behind her head does the vampish makeup give vent to something else.
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