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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

get off one's chest en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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)