英语词汇“to get it off one's chest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. Colloquial phrases: to get it off one's chest, to relieve one's mind by making a statement or confession; to play (cards, a thing, etc.) close to one's chest, to be cautious or secretive about (something); to keep information to oneself.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase]

to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400

to keep secret1399

to keep (something) dark1532

to draw a veil over1582

not to tell one's shirt1586

to keep one's (own) counsel1604

to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616

to name no names1692

to make a secret of1738

to keep (‥) snug1778

to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825

to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867

to hold back1956

to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956

to get it off one's chest1961

to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963

1902 Daily Chron. 27 Sept. 3/2 The desire is either to deliver a message to the world or to express the individual personality—to ‘get it off your chest’ is the horrid, vulgar phrase.

1910 W. J. Locke Simon the Jester xxi ‘I've got to get it off my chest,’ said he... ‘I want to tell you that I've been every end of a silly ass.’

1939 A. Powell What's become of Waring? vi. 166 I wanted to see you to get some things off my chest. I've got to tell them to somebody.

1961 A. Christie Pale Horse xxiv. 248 I couldn't afford to give hints... You have to play these things close to your chest.

1966 Guardian 8 Sept. 3/6 It was suggested yesterday that Manchester Corporation in its many property deals should play the cards a little closer to the chest.

单词	to get it off one's chest
释义	> as lemmas to get it off one's chest c. Colloquial phrases: to get it off one's chest, to relieve one's mind by making a statement or confession; to play (cards, a thing, etc.) close to one's chest, to be cautious or secretive about (something); to keep information to oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase] to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400 to keep secret1399 to keep (something) dark1532 to draw a veil over1582 not to tell one's shirt1586 to keep one's (own) counsel1604 to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616 to name no names1692 to make a secret of1738 to keep (‥) snug1778 to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825 to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867 to hold back1956 to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956 to get it off one's chest1961 to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963 1902 Daily Chron. 27 Sept. 3/2 The desire is either to deliver a message to the world or to express the individual personality—to ‘get it off your chest’ is the horrid, vulgar phrase. 1910 W. J. Locke Simon the Jester xxi ‘I've got to get it off my chest,’ said he... ‘I want to tell you that I've been every end of a silly ass.’ 1939 A. Powell What's become of Waring? vi. 166 I wanted to see you to get some things off my chest. I've got to tell them to somebody. 1961 A. Christie Pale Horse xxiv. 248 I couldn't afford to give hints... You have to play these things close to your chest. 1966 Guardian 8 Sept. 3/6 It was suggested yesterday that Manchester Corporation in its many property deals should play the cards a little closer to the chest. extracted from chestn.¹ < as lemmas
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