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got off one's chest

got off one's chest is the simple past 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 got off one's chest

What is got off one's chest the simple past of?
Got off one's chest is the simple past of get off one's chest.

Words near got off one's chest in the dictionary

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

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