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The image is of a heavy weight on your heart (which is inside your chest) - you are getting rid of that weight by telling someone why you are unhappy. This idiom means to share your feelings and thus "clear the air" of suppressed emotion.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoTo tell someone something that has been bothering you.
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What does the idiom get something off your chest mean?
A worry or anger seems to sit on your chest and make you feel heavy. When you tell someone how you really feel, you're getting it off your chest.
Is laugh your head off an idiom?
An idiom is something that does not mean what the phrase says literally, so yes. You can't actually laugh your head off.
What does the idiom get ripped off mean?
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
Is your heart was pounding out of your chest an idiom?
I'm not sure about 'pounding out of my chest' but'my heart was jumping out of my chest''my heart was pounding'are idioms.
What does the idiom just a hair off mean?
you was close to something,you almost got it
What does the idiom get something off your chest mean?
A worry or anger seems to sit on your chest and make you feel heavy. When you tell someone how you really feel, you're getting it off your chest.
Is laugh your head off an idiom?
An idiom is something that does not mean what the phrase says literally, so yes. You can't actually laugh your head off.
What does the idiom get ripped off mean?
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
What is the idiom meaning My Heart was jumping out of my chest?
The idiom "my heart was in my mouth" means feeling extremely anxious or nervous to the point where it feels like your heart is pounding heavily in your chest.
What does the idiom just a hair off mean?
you was close to something,you almost got it
Is your heart was pounding out of your chest an idiom?
I'm not sure about 'pounding out of my chest' but'my heart was jumping out of my chest''my heart was pounding'are idioms.
What does the idiom 'Running off at the mouth' mean?
Talking excessively, usually spilling secrets.
What does the idiom nod off mean?
It means to fall asleep while sitting (or standing).
What does the idiom off the rocks mean?
Old sailing slang meaning to be no longer in danger.
What does the idiom on your high horse mean?
Nothing. The correct idiom is "get OFF your high horse," meaning stop acting so conceited as if you are above everyone else.
What does the idiom chip off the block mean?
You are alot like you mother/father/brother/sister.
What does to get it off your chest mean?
You know how your chest feels tight when you are emotional? Getting something off your chest means to share your feelings so that you don't feel so bad any more.
