| 词汇 | vent your spleen |
| 释义 | Idiom vent your spleenvent (your) spleen to express anger.Politicians used the press conference as an opportunity to vent their spleen on reporters. (often + on)vent (one's) spleenTo voice one's anger. Mom's been venting her spleen to me for an hour already. Apparently, Aunt Marie has wronged her yet again. vent your spleenIf you vent your spleen, you express your anger about something. He took up the attack, venting his spleen against the government for a full hour. vent your spleengive free expression to your anger or displeasure. 2003 Guardian Woodgate 's clumsy challenge on the striker was not contested, though the visitors wasted little time in venting spleen at both the culpable Danish midfielder and, erroneously, the young pretender. vent your ˈspleen(literary) express your anger in speech or writing: He vented his spleen on the assembled crowd.In the past, people believed that the spleen (= a small organ near the stomach that controls the quality of the blood cells) was responsible for making someone feel sad or bad-tempered. From this, it came to mean a person’s anger. |
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