let off steam

It's easy to let off steam after something negative has happened, and some people believe it's good for your mental health to do this.

After the mid- term exam , the students decided to go on an excursion to let off steam .

Lessons last for a standardised 50 minutes and are always followed by a 10-minute break, which gives the pupils a chance to let off steam.

Be careful with advice. Assume your friend wants to let off steam, not necessarily ask for a plan of action.

Please forgive me for saying that; I just needed to let off steam.

Ann goes to the disco once in a while just to let off steam .

Using moods to let off steam, indulge ourselves, or even to manipulate others, is a means to an end not altogether honourable.

Midterms are a safety valve which Americans often use to let off steam when they are in a discontented state.

"It's a good idea, " he says. "Men nowadays are under great pressure, so we need a holiday to let off steam. "

Eastern Libyans now have plenty of opportunities to let off steam.

to let off steam: What will you do if one of your staff lose temper?

"Being frank and letting everyone speak their mind is a great way to let off steam, " said Luo.

They hope this will let off steam and help prevent a dramatic bursting of a property bubble.

We use the phrase "let off steam" because frustration affects our behavior the way heat affects liquid in a container.

If you can provide the caller a chance to let off steam, often he'll wear himself out.

Democracies have a safety valve-it allows the disgruntled to let off steam before slowly co-opting them.

All those who wanted to oppose the government could let off steam by running over to the Communists in the countryside.

"It's entirely possible that people can look at all those stories and in some emotional way let off steam, " said Mr. Hackett of People.

Occasionally we should be given a chance to let off steam.

The engine let off steam in sudden blasts.

I went for a long walk to let off steam.

Once they have let off steam online, people can become less inclined to take part in real-world struggles for democracy.

I was so angry I let off steam by shouting at the dog.

Q: How do you let off steam after a busy day at work?

LL: I like to do exactly what we're doing now. I let off steam by relaxing and having a nice meal with a friend.

some people go out singing and drinking, let off steam about being single;