Health

release tension

ease built-up tightness

To release tension is to make physical tightness or stress become less strong.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you rolling your shoulders?

It helps release tension in my neck.

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I do some neck exercises to release tension after working at my desk.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: release tensions from my shoulders

Say: release the tension in my shoulders

For physical tightness in one body area, use singular "tension" and usually "in."

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How it fits in a sentence.

release tension; help release the tension in something

Your turn: say it out loud

I do some neck exercises to release tension after working at my desk.

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release tension

ease built-up tightness

“I do some neck exercises to release tension after working at my desk.”

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