Get something off your chest In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get something off your chest", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Lym Nguyen calendar 2020-07-31 06:07

Meaning of Get something off your chest

Synonyms:

A problem shared is a problem halved

Get something off your chest verb informal

Unveil or confess something that has discomforted or worried you.

The more you bear her, the worse she treats you. You had better get it off your chest.

What are you worrying about? Let get it off your chest. I'm always ready to listen to you.

I finally dared tell my mom about the truth that I had lost the tuition fee. I really feel relieved after getting it off my chest.

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Used to say that someone does not place the blame on one for something

Grammar and Usage of Get something off your chest

Verb Forms

  • get something off your chest
  • to get something off your chest
  • got something off your chest
  • getting something off your chest

Origin of Get something off your chest

According to the scientific basis, chest pain often associated with anxiety and nightmares, therefore, if there is something weighing on the chest, it will cause discomfort, worry, and tiredness. If you want to free yourself from uneasy things, you have to get it off your chest. The idiom implies that telling what has discomforted or worried you is like getting something off your chest. When you reveal it, you will not be concerned and uncomfortable anymore.

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