blow off steam, to

blow off steam

Also, let off steam. Air or relieve one's pent-up feelings by loud talk or vigorous activity. For example, Joan's shouting did not mean she was angry at you; she was just blowing off steam, or After spending the day on very exacting work, Tom blew off steam by going for a long run . This metaphoric term refers to easing the pressure in a steam engine. [Early 1800s]

blow off steam

verb

See blow off some steam

blow off steam

To give vent to pent-up emotion.

blow off steam, to

To let out one’s frustration or anger, usually by shouting. The term comes from the early days of railroading, when locomotives had no safety valves. When the steam pressure built up, the engineer would pull a lever that would blow off steam and prevent an explosion. It was transferred to human wrath in the early nineteenth century. “The widow . . . sat . . . fuming and blowing off her steam,” wrote Frederick Marryat (The Dog-Fiend, 1837). See also let off steam.

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释义	blow off steam, to blow off steam Also, let off steam. Air or relieve one's pent-up feelings by loud talk or vigorous activity. For example, Joan's shouting did not mean she was angry at you; she was just blowing off steam, or After spending the day on very exacting work, Tom blew off steam by going for a long run . This metaphoric term refers to easing the pressure in a steam engine. [Early 1800s] See also: blow, off, steam The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. blow off steam verb See blow off some steam See also: blow, off, steam McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions blow off steam To give vent to pent-up emotion. See also: blow, off, steam American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. blow off steam, to To let out one’s frustration or anger, usually by shouting. The term comes from the early days of railroading, when locomotives had no safety valves. When the steam pressure built up, the engineer would pull a lever that would blow off steam and prevent an explosion. It was transferred to human wrath in the early nineteenth century. “The widow . . . sat . . . fuming and blowing off her steam,” wrote Frederick Marryat (The Dog-Fiend, 1837). See also let off steam. See also: blow, off The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: need to let off (some) steam need to let out (some) steam let out (some) steam relieve relieve (one's) feelings relieve your feelings rammy blow off (some) steam blow off some steam blow off steam
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