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gotten off one's chest

gotten off one's chest is the past participle 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 gotten off one's chest

What is gotten off one's chest the past participle of?
Gotten off one's chest is the past participle of get off one's chest.

Words near gotten off one's chest in the dictionary

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

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