vent one's gall

verb

To openly express anger or frustration.

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get something off one's chestget something out of one's systemvent one's spleen

Meanings

verbvent one's gall (third-person singular simple present vents one's gall, present participle venting one's gall, simple past and past participle vented one's gall)

present singular third person vents one's gall · participle present venting one's gall · participle past vented one's gall · past vented one's gall

  1. To openly express anger or frustration.

    It would be in character if, unable to contain her suffering alone, she had vented her gall on her own husband.

    2012, Christopher Hauke, Luke Hockley, Jung and Film II: The Return

    Synonyms: get something off one's chest, get something out of one's system, vent one's spleen

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo openly express anger or frustration.

Similar
get something off one's chestget something out of one's systemvent one's spleen
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