LET OFF STEAM

Meaning of LET OFF STEAM in English

(informal)

GIVE VENT TO ONE'S FEELINGS, speak one's mind, speak out, sound off, lose one's inhibitions, let oneself go; use up surplus energy.

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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 — express concern, sound off Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.
English Idioms vocab
LET OFF STEAM — express concern, sound off Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.
English Idioms vocabulary
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
OFF
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 …
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