- get something off chest
- get (something) off (your) chest
to tell someone about something that has been worrying you.
I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get something off chest
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get something off your chest — phrase to talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it He came to see me because he wanted to get something off his chest. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
get something off your chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest … New idioms dictionary
get something off one's chest — ► get something off one s chest informal say something that one has wanted to say for a long time. Main Entry: ↑chest … English terms dictionary
get it off chest — get it off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time, in order to make you feel better. It was something that had been bothering me for some time and it felt good to get it… … New idioms dictionary
get something off your chest — to talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it He came to see me because he wanted to get something off his chest … English dictionary
get something off one's chest — idi+inf get something off one s chest, to ease anxiety by finally discussing one s problems … From formal English to slang
get something off one's chest — (informal) CONFESS, disclose, divulge, reveal, make known, make public, make a clean breast of, bring into the open, tell all about, get a load off one s mind. → chest * * * informal say something that one has wanted to say for a long time,… … Useful english dictionary
get something off one's chest — informal say something that one has wanted to say for a long time. → chest … English new terms dictionary
chest, get something off one's — Say something to relieve one s feelings … A concise dictionary of English slang
get off chest — get (something) off (your) chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying you. I sometimes discuss my problems with someone else just to get them off my chest … New idioms dictionary
