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 • Sep. 9, 2025
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 • Jan. 5, 2024
Residents have confronted workers and police who have become known as “big whites” for the protective gear they wear, circulated protest videos online and coordinated nightly screaming and pot-banging events to let off steam.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022
But Echo of Moscow remained on the air and independent when other news media channels fell under state control, perhaps because the station was a place for liberals to let off steam.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022
On Libra, if people felt hostile, they would be urged to put their energies into athletic contests or other competitive events, or simply to let off steam by going flying.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
