blow off steam
Example Sentences
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When I need to blow off steam, I like to go for a bike ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Though Santi likes to hit, perhaps just to blow off steam, he has become alienated from the game and resistant to advice — for reasons we will learn, besides the usual teenage anomie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
It’s a dream living situation for any group of queer friends, one that ensures there’s always a friendly ear close by, ready to listen when someone needs to blow off steam.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
It’s one way to blow off steam, he said — and agreed, at least to a point, when Lemon suggested that taking on X opponents served the same purpose.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
He said writing in this book could be my way to blow off steam.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
