"blow off one's steam" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} blow off one's steam
  1. (uncommon) Synonym of blow off steam Tags: uncommon Synonyms: blow off steam [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-blow_off_one's_steam-en-verb-b5QtulJE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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