Vent my spleen In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "vent my spleen", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Min Minh

2020-11-15 10:11

Meaning of Vent my spleen

Synonyms:

To Be Mad As A Hornet , To Get One’s Panties In A Bunch , To Jump Down One’s Throat , To Piss Off

Vent my spleen British informal verb phrase

Đôi khi, Give someone a vent được sử dụng thay thế với tương tự nghĩa
I just sat there and listened to them give me a vent for about an hour just beacuse of a tiny mistake.

To express your anger about something, usually by talking about it.

Mom is venting her spleen to me due to what we did to the kitchen.

My dad has vented his spleen over me when he found out we went home late last night.

I keeps venting my spleen to my younger sibling because he gets me on nerve.

Other phrases about:

cry foul

To complain that something is unfair or illegal.

Stupid-o'clock

A period of time in a day which revolves around 1 a.m to 5 a.m, it is considered unreasonable to do anything in this period.

flip (one's) wig

Suddenly become crazy or very angry or lose control

like waving a red flag in front of a bull

To provoke the anger of someone

gol dang

Used to express your displeasure

Grammar and Usage of Vent my spleen

Verb Forms

to vent your spleen
venting your spleen
vented your spleen

The verb "vent" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Vent my spleen

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The spleen is an organ in the body near the stomach. In European medicine from the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, the spleen was thought to be the source of the "humours" that caused the emotion of anger. Therefore, one could expel anger by "venting the spleen''