Blow Off Steam 发泄怒气;宣泄感情;释放精力
A: Please forgive me for yelling at you. I had such a bad day. I just need to blow off some steam.
B: It's ok. I understand. You know when my friend Rebecca needs to blow off steam, she goes for a long bike ride!
Blow off steam. That's what people do when they need to get rid of negative, or bad feelings. This phrase comes from steam engines. When pressure builds up inside, the engines must release steam. How do you blow off steam?
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