Emotions & feelings
let off steam
release stress or anger
To do something that helps you release built-up stress, anger, or energy.
Hear it in real life
Why are you going to the gym so late?
I need to let off steam after that meeting.
I go for a long walk when I need to let off steam.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to let out steam after work.
Say: I need to let off steam after work.
The idiom uses let off, not let out.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
let off steam; need to let off steam
Your turn: say it out loud
I go for a long walk when I need to let off steam.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
let off steam
release stress or anger
“I go for a long walk when I need to let off steam.”
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