TODAY'S IDIOM: LET OFF STEAM

"LET OFF STEAM"

 

If you let off steam, you do something to release pent-up emotion or energy.

Example: After sitting quietly in class all morning, kids need time to let off steam in the playground before going back to class in the afternoon.

Desahogarse.

Example sentences:

• It'd be good to have a punching bag somewhere in the office so we could let off steam whenever we get a bit angry or frustrated / Sería bueno tener un costal de boxeo en la oficina para desahogarnos cada vez que andemos un poco enojados o frustrados.

• Mario needed to let off steam so he ran around the house / Mario necesitaba desahogarse por lo que corrió alrededor de la casa.

Additional examples:

• I'm sorry I yelled at you. I guess I needed to let off some steam. 

• She's not that mad. She's just letting off steam.

 

 

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