vent one's anger
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to vent one's anger or frustration
neutralOften used when someone takes out their negative emotions, which they accumulated elsewhere, on an unrelated person, object, or situation.
Tā他
xīn心
qíng情
bù不
hǎo好
，
ná拿
zhěn枕
tou头
chū出
qì气
。
He was in a bad mood and took it out on a pillow.
Bié别
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
de的
fán烦
nǎo恼
dài带
huí回
jiā家
，
ná拿
hái孩
zi子
chū出
qì气
。
Don't bring your work troubles home and take them out on the kids.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
tōng通
guò过
dà大
shēng声
hǎn喊
jiào叫
lái来
chū出
qì气
。
Some people like to vent their anger by shouting loudly.