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getting off one's chest

getting off one's chest is the present participle and gerund 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 getting off one's chest

What is getting off one's chest the present participle and gerund of?
Getting off one's chest is the present participle and gerund of get off one's chest.

Words near getting off one's chest in the dictionary

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

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