get off one's chest
get off one's chest verb: to relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.
Verb
get off one's chest (third-person singular simple present gets off one's chest, present participle getting off one's chest, simple past got off one's chest, past participle (UK) got off one's chest or (US) gotten off one's chest)
- To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.
- I wanna tell you things and show you all the rest / Broadcast my emotions on the radio and take them off my chest / I hope you're listening / Are you? Are you?2020, Ava Max, Sorana, Roland Spreckley, Henri Antero Salonen, Cirkut, Jason Gill, “OMG What's Happening”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max
Forms of get off one's chest
| third-person singular present | gets off one's chest |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting off one's chest |
| past | got off one's chest |
| past participle UK | got off one's chest |
| past participle US | gotten off one's chest |
| alternative form | take something off one's chest |
Questions about get off one's chest
- What does get off one's chest mean?
- Get off one's chest means to relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.
- What part of speech is get off one's chest?
- Get off one's chest is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get off one's chest?
- The past tense of get off one's chest is got off one's chest.
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