let off steam

Example Sentences

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"I would say that this is an attempt to give young people a valve to let off steam - so that they can at least have the illusion of a quick trip abroad," he says.

From BBC

In between the stops and restarts, they both wittily let off steam about the absurdity of the process.

From Los Angeles Times

She realized she needed to let off steam in a way she rarely does.

From Los Angeles Times

There were corrugated aluminum chutes down the mountainside to channel water, and I joked that they were water slides for predators to let off steam between kills.

From Los Angeles Times

“The things that got us through difficult pandemic times were not just washing our hands and listening to health professionals, but finding ways to detach, unwind and let off steam.”

From Seattle Times