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Synonyms for let off steam
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : steem |
| Phonetic Transcription : stim |
Top 10 synonyms for let off steam Other synonyms for the word let off steam
- absolve
- acquit
- bail out
- be beside oneself
- be furious
- be uncontrollable
- beat the drum
- blow a fuse
- blow one's top
- bristle
- cast loose
- chafe
- champ at bit
- commute
- cut loose
- disengage
- dispense
- emancipate
- enjoy
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exonerate
- extricate
- feast
- fly off the handle
- foam at the mouth
- fret
- fulminate
- fume
- get down
- get it on
- give off
- give out
- go berserk
- go easy on
- go to town
- have a fit
- have a tantrum
- jubilate
- kick up one's heels
- let loose
- let off
- let off steam
- let up on
- liberate
- live it up
- look daggers
- loose
- loosen
- make a fuss over
- make merry
- manumit
- open up
- overflow
- paint the town red
- party
- rail at
- raise hell
- raise the roof
- rampage
- rant
- rant and rave
- rave
- rejoice
- revel
- revere
- roar
- scold
- scream
- seethe
- set at large
- set free
- set loose
- snap at
- splutter
- spring
- steam
- storm
- surge
- surrender
- take out
- tear
- throw a fit
- turn loose
- turn out
- unbind
- unchain
- undo
- unfasten
- unfetter
- unleash
- unloose
- unshackle
- untie
- vent
- wipe slate clean
- work oneself into sweat
- yell
- yield
Définition of let off steam
Origin :- "move air," Old English blawan "blow, breathe, make an air current; kindle; inflate; sound a wind instrument" (class VII strong verb; past tense bleow, past participle blawen), from Proto-Germanic *blæ-anan (cf. Old High German blaen, German blähen), from PIE *bhle- "to swell, blow up" (cf. Latin flare "to blow"), possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
- Meaning "to squander" (of money) is from 1874. Sense of "depart suddenly" is from 1902. Slang "do fellatio on" sense is from 1933, as blow (someone) off, originally among prostitutes (cf. blow job). This usage probably is not connected to the colloquial imprecation (1781, associated with sailors, e.g. Popeye's "well, blow me down!"), which has past participle blowed. Meaning "to spend (money) foolishly and all at once" is 1890s; that of "bungle an opportunity" is from 1943. To blow over "pass" is from 1610s, originally of storms. To blow (someone's) mind was in use by 1967; there is a song title "Blow Your Mind" released in a 1965 Mirawood recording by a group called The Gas Company.
- As in rage : verb be angry
- As in release : verb let go, let out
- As in have a ball : verb have fun
Antonyms for let off steam
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