get something off your chest
/ˌɡet ˌsʌmθɪŋ ɒf jə ˈtʃest/INFORMAL · C2
Meaning
to say at last what has been worrying you
Examples
- 1I finally got that off my chest, and I feel much lighter now.
- 2Tell me what is wrong and get it off your chest.
- 3She had been worrying for weeks, so she rang me to get everything off her chest.
- 4He got it off his chest over a cup of tea and then smiled properly.
- 5Writing a letter helps some people get things off their chest.
Grammar
What you say goes between get and off, and only the verb changes (gets, got, getting).
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