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blowing off steam

blowing off steam

Date: Oct 20 2004

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“Everybody knew I was just blowing off steam.”
- Michael J. Fox, actor, talking about getting angry on the movie set.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

releasing emotion, relieving stress, expressing anger and emotion, letting out bad feelings in order to feel better, trying to feel better by releasing anger

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Blowing off steam” is best used to describe a situation in which you need to release a lot of emotion.
For example, if you have been angry for a long time and you need to release the anger, you need to blow off steam.
If someone seems angry and emotional, you could tell them that it might help to blow off some steam.
Or, if you are very sad, but you haven’t talked about your feelings, it would probably feel good to blow off some steam.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””I didn’t mean to yell at you yesterday. I was really upset and I was just blowing off steam.”“

””I didn’t mean to yell at you yesterday. I was really upset and I was just blowing off steam.”“

””I hate losing. I really wish we would have won that game. I am so angry. I need to go blow off some steam.”“

””Whenever my dad gets mad he goes jogging to blow off steam. The exercise helps him feel better.”“

””My favorite ways to blow off steam are to listen to music and to go dancing. Listening to music and being around people who are having fun makes me really happy.”“

””My favorite way to blow off steam is to listen to go dancing. Listening to music and being around people who are having fun makes me really happy.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

To try to reduce or remove your anger, irritatioin and so on by misbehaving to others even if they are not responsible for your bad mood.
by Mariko (Sapporo, Japan)
release surplus energy or emotion.
by saraforget (Mianyang, china)
I think “Blow off steam”means to do something to use one’s energy or just show their bad temper.
by Michelle (Wide goose, China)
It is means:lost one’s temper
by cc (beijing, china)
“Blow off steam” means to let out repressed emotions, to express one’s anger.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
at a very angry point at which one always can not control himself very well
by grace (wuhan, China)
It means getting the anger out of one’s system.
by Yi (Hangzhou, China)
It means too angry to control one’s motion,just like the water in a steam that can’t be held back.
by Angus (Beijing, China)
Irritating, mad feeling upset that you don’t know how you act it.
by Leda (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
To blow off steam means to be very angry because someone makes he feels so
by Kaewta (Bangkok, Thailand)
to release one’s emotions or anger.
by Nia (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
when you feel upset, you can “relax” by arguing or fighting with somebody.
by Irene (Hui- Wei, Taiwan)
The phrase “blow off steam ” probably means that one has got angry at something, and he is just pouring out his anger towards it.
by JJ (Shanghai, China)
It means to release the stress or anger.
by Isaias (Várzea Paulista, Brazil)
i think it means to give out the repressed energy. someone is full of energy and he wants to share something to the public.
by Tianjue (Hangzhou, China)
blowing off steam:
saying something that helps to get rid of strong feelings or energy
by Veronica (Iquique, Chile)
Blow off steam means getting angry or losing one’s temper.
by Stephanie (Xi’an, China)
when u blow off steam, thatmeans, u lost ur temper…
like, i blew off steam when the naughty boy scrabbled on my car/..
by david (shijiazhuang, China)
Everybody knew I was just blowing off steam..
It’s mean giving up or givivg off something.
by Ade (Lagos, Nigeria)
everybody knew he was angry, mad or outrageous.
by Geni (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
YOU CAN’T CONTROL YOUR BAD TEMPER BECAUSE YOU REALLY GOT VERY ANGRY.
by monica (buenos aires, argentina)

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