let off steam
Example Sentences
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"I would say that this is an attempt to give young people a valve to let off steam - so that they can at least have the illusion of a quick trip abroad," he says.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
She realized she needed to let off steam in a way she rarely does.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
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
Residents have confronted workers and police who have become known as “big whites” for the protective gear they wear, circulated protest videos online and coordinated nightly screaming and pot-banging events to let off steam.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 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
