vent your spleen
vent (one's) spleen
To voice one's anger. Mom's been venting her spleen to me for an hour already. Apparently, Aunt Marie has wronged her yet again.
See also: spleen, vent
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
vent your spleen
If you vent your spleen, you express your anger about something. He took up the attack, venting his spleen against the government for a full hour.
See also: spleen, vent
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
vent your spleen
give free expression to your anger or displeasure. 2003 Guardian Woodgate 's clumsy challenge on the striker was not contested, though the visitors wasted little time in venting spleen at both the culpable Danish midfielder and, erroneously, the young pretender.
See also: spleen, vent
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
vent your ˈspleen
(literary) express your anger in speech or writing: He vented his spleen on the assembled crowd.In the past, people believed that the spleen (= a small organ near the stomach that controls the quality of the blood cells) was responsible for making someone feel sad or bad-tempered. From this, it came to mean a person’s anger.See also: spleen, vent
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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- relieve (one's) feelings
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