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blown off steam

blown off steam is the past participle of blow off steam.

Meaning of blow off steam

Verb

blow off steam (third-person singular simple present blows off steam, present participle blowing off steam, simple past blew off steam, past participle blown off steam)

  1. (idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.
    • Don't take it personally when he shouts like that. He's just blowing off steam.
  2. (idiomatic) To do something to get rid of excess energy or worry, especially exercise or diversion.

Questions about blown off steam

What is blown off steam the past participle of?
Blown off steam is the past participle of blow off steam.

Words near blown off steam in the dictionary

  1. blown it
  2. blown it out one's ass
  3. blown off
  4. blown off course
  5. blown off one's steam
  6. blown off steam
  7. blown one's chance
  8. blown one's cool
  9. blown one's lid
  10. blown one's load
  11. blown one's nose

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