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getting the dirty water off one's chest

getting the dirty water off one's chest is the present participle and gerund of get the dirty water off one's chest.

Meaning of get the dirty water off one's chest

Verb

get the dirty water off one's chest (third-person singular simple present gets the dirty water off one's chest, present participle getting the dirty water off one's chest, simple past and past participle got the dirty water off one's chest)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, slang) To get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.
    • 'You've got to get the dirty water off your chest some time.'1971, Fred Basnett, Country Matters

Questions about getting the dirty water off one's chest

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

Words near getting the dirty water off one's chest in the dictionary

  1. getting the bird
  2. getting the boot
  3. getting the bulge on
  4. getting the bullet
  5. getting the chop
  6. getting the dirty water off one's chest
  7. getting the door
  8. getting the drawers
  9. getting the drift
  10. getting the drop on
  11. getting the goods on

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