let off steam
Example Sentences
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There were corrugated aluminum chutes down the mountainside to channel water, and I joked that they were water slides for predators to let off steam between kills.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
A street full of 1980s-era cabarets and restaurants is a snapshot of a more prosperous time when young fishermen gathered to let off steam and spend big paychecks.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023
He says the pandemic made clear how important it is to have a way to let off steam.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
But Echo of Moscow remained on the air and independent when other news media channels fell under state control, perhaps because the station was a place for liberals to let off steam.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022
On Libra, if people felt hostile, they would be urged to put their energies into athletic contests or other competitive events, or simply to let off steam by going flying.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
