vent your spleen

vent your spleen
   If someone vents their spleen, they release all their anger about something.
  (Dorking School Dictionary)
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   When you vent your spleen, you release or express all your anger about something.
   

Whenever Harry is angry about new government measures, he vents his spleen by writing to newspapers.


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