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take off one's chest

take off one's chest is the alternative form 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

Forms of take off one's chest

third-person singular presenttakes off one's chest
present participletaking off one's chest
pasttook off one's chest
past participletaken off one's chest

Questions about take off one's chest

What is take off one's chest the alternative form of?
Take off one's chest is the alternative form of get off one's chest.

Words near take off one's chest in the dictionary

  1. take notes
  2. take notice
  3. take oath
  4. take occasion
  5. take off
  6. take off one's chest
  7. take off one's gloves
  8. take offence
  9. take offense
  10. take office
  11. take offs

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