let off steam

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To let off steam is to release built-up energy or anger harmlessly. Let off steam at the gym.

The picture is a boiler, which would burst without a valve. Children need somewhere to let off steam far more than adults admit.

Definitions of let off steam

1phraselet off steamTo release built-up energy or anger harmlessly.B2
“He would run for an hour to let off steam after a bad shift.”

let off steam is a phrase.

blow off steam Relief valves released the excess pressure in a steam engine to prevent the boiler from exploding.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Idioms

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To let off steam is to release built-up energy or anger harmlessly. Let off steam at the gym.

The picture is a boiler, which would burst without a valve. Children need somewhere to let off steam far more than adults admit.

1phraselet off steamTo release built-up energy or anger harmlessly.B2
“He would run for an hour to let off steam after a bad shift.”

let off steam is a phrase.

blow off steam Relief valves released the excess pressure in a steam engine to prevent the boiler from exploding.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Idioms