Phrase guide

get off one's chest

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: lette sit hjerte — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Finnish: purkaa sydäntään — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • French: se libérer d'un poids — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • French: vider son sac — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • French: dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • German: sein Herz erleichtern — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • German: etwas loswerden — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Icelandic: létta af hjarta sínu — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Icelandic: létta á hjarta sínu — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Irish: cuir de do chroí — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Italian: togliersi un peso dallo stomaco — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Italian: sfogarsi — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Italian: aprirsi — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Italian: rivelarsi — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Polish: wyrzucać z siebie — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Polish: wyrzucić z siebie — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Portuguese: desabafar — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: desahogarse — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: desfogarse — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: quitarse un peso de encima — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: sacarse un peso de encima — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: sacarse una espina — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: franquearse — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Spanish: sincerarse — to relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • Swedish: lätta på hjärtat — to relieve oneself by talking to someone