Dampf ablassen

to let off steam

Türkçe: içini dökmek

Noun

Dampf m.

Verb

ablassen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Nach dem langen Meeting ließ der Manager Dampf beim Joggen ab.

How it is used

Idiom meaning to let off steam or release frustration. Colloquial register. Use after a stressful day when venting to a friend or exercising. Direct equivalent of English idiom. Not for literal steam.

Other verbs that go with Dampf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Dampf erzeugento generate steam
• jdm. den Dampf abdrehento cut off someone's steam
• jdm. Dampf machento pressure or urge someone to work faster/harder

All collocations with Dampf