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gets off one's chest

gets off one's chest is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off one's chest.

Meaning of get off one's chest

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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

Questions about gets off one's chest

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Gets off one's chest is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off one's chest.

Words near gets off one's chest in the dictionary

  1. gets off on
  2. gets off on the right foot
  3. gets off on the wrong foot
  4. gets off one's ass
  5. gets off one's backside
  6. gets off one's chest
  7. gets off one's high horse
  8. gets off someone's back
  9. gets off someone's case
  10. gets off the ground
  11. gets off the mark

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