blow off steam

Etymology
Relief valves released the excess pressure in a steam engine to prevent the boiler from exploding.

Verb

 * 1)  To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.
 * Don't take it personally when he shouts like that. He's just blowing off steam.
 * I told her she could call me and talk any time she wanted to blow off steam.
 * 1)  To do something to get rid of excess energy or worry, especially exercise or diversion.
 * 1)  To do something to get rid of excess energy or worry, especially exercise or diversion.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: stoom afblazen
 * Finnish: puhista
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: rasa út, fá útrás
 * Polish: wyszaleć się, wyszumieć się
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: спусти́ть пар
 * Spanish: ,
 * Welsh: bwrw cylchau


 * Finnish: purkaa paineita
 * Welsh: gollwng stêm