blow off steam
Example Sentences
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What started out as private sessions for friends who needed a place where they could blow off steam and express themselves eventually grew in size and scope.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
When I need to blow off steam, I like to go for a bike ride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Maybe you're angry for some *waves hands* reason, and need to blow off steam with some shoot-'em-up action or dissociate from your everyday reality.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024
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 knew that sometimes she just needed to blow off steam, and he let her.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
