let off steam
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Both men said performing in the pantomime was a way to let off steam and forget work worries.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023
But Echo of Moscow remained on the air and independent when other news media channels fell under state control, perhaps because the station was a place for liberals to let off steam.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022
Now he respects the honk as a necessary way to communicate and let off steam.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021
The professors let off steam by playing on an intramural team, Koblik, Foster, and Voelkel joined by Popovich, decimating the students.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2021
On Libra, if people felt hostile, they would be urged to put their energies into athletic contests or other competitive events, or simply to let off steam by going flying.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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