| Idiom | Get Something off Your Chest |
|---|---|
| Example | Something is bothering me, and I want to get it off my chest. Please don't smoke here. |
| Meaning | to make known something that is bothersome, angering, or irritating, but kept secret for a time |
| Origin | Your heart is in your chest, and the heart "feels" emotions such as love and fear. So if some worry, criticism, or secret has been troubling you and you finally tell someone, you're getting it "off your chest" (out of your heart) at last. |
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