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get off one's chest

chest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chest]
    • /gɛt ɔf, ɒf wʌnz tʃɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chest]
    • /gɛt ɔf, ɒf wʌnz tʃɛst/

Definitions of get off one's chest words

  • noun get off one's chest Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax. 1
  • noun get off one's chest a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest. 1
  • noun get off one's chest the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer. 1
  • noun get off one's chest the funds themselves. 1
  • noun get off one's chest a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit. 1
  • noun get off one's chest the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices. 1
See all 10 definitions of get off one's chest

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Origin of get off one's chest

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English cest, cist < Latin cista < Greek kístē box

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Parts of speech for Get off one's chest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Get off one's chest

get off one's chest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get off one's chest

verb get off one's chest

  • disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
  • detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
  • present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.

adj get off one's chest

  • relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • unload — to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart.
  • shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
All 54 Synonyms of get off one's chest

Antonyms for get off one's chest

verb get off one's chest

  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • misrepresent — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
All 7 Antonyms of get off one's chest

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