Idiom of the Day let off steam Meaning: If you let off st | English Grammar Vocabulary ™
Idiom of the Day
let off steam
Meaning: If you let off steam, you do something to release pent-up emotion or energy.
For example:
After sitting quietly in class all morning, kids need time to let off steam in the playground before going back to class in the afternoon.
It'd be good to have a punching bag somewhere in the office so we could let off steam whenever we get a bit angry or frustrated.
Note: To "blow off steam" has the same meaning.
Origin: This idiom probably comes from the fact that boiling water produces steam which creates high pressure that will cause an explosion if it isn't released somehow. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #Idiom_of_the_Day
