[off one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Told to someone and so not bothering you anymore; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it. * /After […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get off one's chest

[get off one's chest] See: [OFF ONE'S CHEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

chest

[chest] See: [OFF ONE'S CHEST], [ON ONE'S CHEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

I will always compare the sky decorated with stars to the chest of a distinguished general. www.english-slang.com

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