LET OFF STEAM

Meaning of LET OFF STEAM in English

express concern, sound off

Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LET OFF STEAM — release steam, release pressure
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LET OFF STEAM — ( informal ) to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing sth active or noisy
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET OFF STEAM — see steam
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET OFF STEAM — see steam
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LET OFF STEAM — = blow off steam
Slang English vocab
LET OFF STEAM — (informal) GIVE VENT TO ONE'S FEELINGS, speak one's mind, speak out, sound off, lose one's inhibitions, let oneself go; use …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET OFF STEAM — express concern, sound off Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.
English Idioms vocab
LET OFF STEAM — v. phr. 1. To let or make steam escape; send out steam. The janitor let off some steam because the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LET OFF STEAM — спускать пар, выпустить пары, давать выход чувствам
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LET OFF STEAM — спускать пар, выпустить пары, давать выход чувствам
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STEAM — Invisible gas consisting of vaporized water . When mixed with minute droplets of water, it has a white, cloudy appearance. …
Английский словарь Британика
STEAM — I. ˈstēm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stem, steme, from Old English stēam, stēm, stīem; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEAM — — steamless , adj. /steem/ , n. 1. water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. 2. water …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEAM — I. ˈstēm noun Etymology: Middle English stem, from Old English stēam; akin to Dutch stoom steam Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEAM — noun any exhalation. 2. steam ·vi to emit steam or vapor. 3. steam ·vt to exhale. 4. steam ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
LET
Webster English vocab
STEAM — [steam] n [ME stem, fr. OE steam; akin to D stoom steam] (bef. 12c) 1: a vapor arising from a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEAM — odourless, invisible gas consisting of vaporized water. It is usually interspersed with minute droplets of water, which gives it a …
Britannica English vocabulary
LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STEAM — / stiːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the hot gas that water changes into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEAM — I. steam 1 W3 /stiːm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ steam , ↑ steamer ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEAM — n. & v. --n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEAM — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LET — v. & n. v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEAM — n. & v. --n. 1. a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LET — 1. v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1. tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid …
Oxford English vocab
STEAM — ( steams, steaming, steamed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Steam is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — ( lets, letting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'let' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STEAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a steam train ▪ Railway enthusiasts have the opportunity to take a nostalgic trip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give/let out a laugh ▪ She gave a loud laugh. give/let out a shriek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STEAM — [noun] [U] - the hot gas that is produced when water boilsWe put the bowl of water on the fire …
Cambridge English vocab
LET — (SUGGEST) [verb] [T + object + infinitive without to; not in past tenses] letting, past let - used to express …
Cambridge English vocab
LET — Synonyms and related words : OK, accord, accredit, admit, allow, approve, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, assume, authorize, bareboat charter, be afraid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LET — n. let down let off let on let out let up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STEAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hot … OF STEAM ▪ cloud , jet ▪ The saucepan puffed little jets of ~. VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LET — See ↑ LEND 2, ↑ LET/ALLOW 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ allow sb to do sth/let sb do sth • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LET — n. 25B6; verb let him sleep for now : ALLOW, permit, give permission to, give leave to, authorize, sanction, grant …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LET — v. 1 allow (to), permit (to), sanction (to), give permission or leave (to), authorize (to), license (to), suffer (to) Don't …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LET — verb 1 BAD : You can travel by train or let a car. GOOD : You can travel by train …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STEAM — 1. сущ. 1) пар; выпаривание, испарение to emit steam ≈ выпускать пар to let/blow off steam ≈ выпустить пары; перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LET — I 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - let 1) выпускать; проливать (слезы, кровь и т. п.) to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STEAM — steam.ogg 1. sti:m n 1. (водяной) пар steam generator - парогенератор steam inhalation - вдыхание паров, ингаляция dry wet steam …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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