vent one's spleen

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vent one's spleen

verb vents one's spleen · venting one's spleen · vented one's spleen

  1. To openly express pent-up anger, often on an unrelated matter or person. I know that this is vitriol, no-solution spleen-venting; but I feel better having screamed, don't you?

    Similar: take it out on, vent one's gall

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@misc{vent_one_s_spleen_2026,
  title = {vent one's spleen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vent%20one's%20spleen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}