viernes, 27 de junio de 2014

TODAY'S IDIOM: VENT YOUR SPLEEN

"VENT YOUR SPLEEN"



If you vent your spleen, you express your anger.

Example: The company's shareholders were angry, and they used the annual general meeting as an opportunity to vent their spleen on the board members.

Descargar su coraje

Example sentences:

  • Amy felt she had been badly treated by the media, so she took the chance to vent her spleen during the interview / Amy sintió que había sido maltratada por los medios de comunicación, por lo que tomó la oportunidad de descargar su coraje durante la entrevista.

  • Jack vented his spleen at his wife whenever things went badly at work / Jack descargó su coraje con su mujer cuando las cosas iban mal en el trabajo.

Additional examples:

  • The team's manager walked up to referee after the game and vented his spleen because he thought the referee had made bad decisions that caused his team to lose.

  • Peter vented his spleen on his car by kicking it when it broke down.




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