get off one's chest

verb

To relieve oneself psychologically or emotionally by speaking to someone.

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets off one's chest · participle present getting off one's chest · past got off one's chest · UK participle past got off one's chest · US participle past gotten off one's chest · alternative take something off one's chest

  1. idiomaticinformalTo 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

Translations

Danish lette sit hjerte
  • lette sit hjerteto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Finnish purkaa sydäntään
  • purkaa sydäntäänto relieve oneself by talking to someone
French se libérer d'un poids, vider son sac
  • se libérer d'un poidsto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • vider son sacto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • dire ce qu'on a sur le cœurto relieve oneself by talking to someone
German sein Herz erleichtern, etwas loswerden
  • sein Herz erleichternto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • etwas loswerdento relieve oneself by talking to someone
Icelandic létta af hjarta sínu, létta á hjarta sínu
  • létta af hjarta sínuto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • létta á hjarta sínuto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Irish cuir de do chroí
  • cuir de do chroíto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Italian togliersi un peso dallo stomaco, sfogarsi
  • togliersi un peso dallo stomacoto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • sfogarsito relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • aprirsito relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • rivelarsito relieve oneself by talking to someone
Polish wyrzucać z siebie, wyrzucić z siebie
  • wyrzucać z siebieto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • wyrzucić z siebieto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Portuguese desabafar
  • desabafarto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Spanish desahogarse, desfogarse
  • desahogarseto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • desfogarseto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • quitarse un peso de encimato relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • sacarse un peso de encimato relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • sacarse una espinato relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • franquearseto relieve oneself by talking to someone
  • sincerarseto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Swedish lätta på hjärtat
  • lätta på hjärtatto relieve oneself by talking to someone
Cite this entry
APA

get off one's chest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20one's%20chest

MLA

“get off one's chest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20one's%20chest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get off one's chest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20off%20one's%20chest.

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