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vent spleen
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vent your spleen
to express anger. Politicians used the press conference as an opportunity to vent their spleen on reporters. (often + on)


vent your spleen
to express your anger. Now you can vent your spleen about driving conditions on area freeways – you can e-mail the director of the Department of Transportation.
Etymology: from the idea in the past that the spleen (= an organ in the body) was the place where evil intentions began


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