let off steam in English

Forms: lets off steam [present, singular, third-person], letting off steam [participle, present], let off steam [participle, past], let off steam [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -iːm Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,let>}} let off steam (third-person singular simple present lets off steam, present participle letting off steam, simple past and past participle let off steam)

Inflected forms

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"let off steam" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms