get off one's chest en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.
I wanna tell you things and show you all the rest / Broadcast my emotions on the radio and take them off my chest / I hope you're listening / Are you? Are you?
2020, Ava Max, Sorana, Roland Spreckley, Henri Antero Salonen, Cirkut, Jason Gill, “OMG What's Happening”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting off one's chest | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| take something off one's chest | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gotten off one's chest | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| gets off one's chest | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| got off one's chest | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got off one's chest | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
make a clean breast · out of one's system · get the dirty water off one's chest
Translations (25)
it aprirsi (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es desfogarse (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es sacarse una espina (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · ga cuir de do chroí (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · fi purkaa sydäntään (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · fr dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es sacarse un peso de encima (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · pl wyrzucać z siebie (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · is létta af hjarta sínu (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · de sein Herz erleichtern (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · is létta á hjarta sínu (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · pt desabafar (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · it sfogarsi (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es quitarse un peso de encima (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · sv lätta på hjärtat (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · de etwas loswerden (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · da lette sit hjerte (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es sincerarse (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · it togliersi un peso dallo stomaco (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · fr vider son sac (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es desahogarse (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · it rivelarsi (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · es franquearse (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · fr se libérer d'un poids (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) · pl wyrzucić z siebie (to relieve oneself by talking to someone)