Vent One's Spleen Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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vent one's spleen What does vent one's spleen mean?	get rid of one's angry feelings	I was able to vent my spleen at the manager of our apartment for the problems that she was causing.
vent one's spleen What does vent one's spleen mean?	get rid of one's feelings of anger by attacking someone or something	I went for a coffee with one of my coworkers and she spent the whole time venting her spleen about her job.
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telly What does "telly" mean?	television; TV.	Let's see what's on the telly tonight.
out of gas What does "out of gas" mean?	to have no gas in a vehicle, to be tired/exhausted	The truck was out of gas so we could not use it last night.
lend color to (something) What does "lend color to (something)" mean?	provide an interesting accompaniment for something	The beautiful background to the orchestra helped to lend color to the musical performance.
do in (someone) What does "do in (someone)" mean?	to make someone tired, to exhaust someone	I was done in by the time that I finished the marathon.
bugger What does "bugger" mean?	contemplible, unappealing person
cross (someone's) palm with silver What does "cross (someone's) palm with silver" mean?	to give money to someone in payment for a service	We had to cross the apartment manager's palm with silver in order to rent the apartment quickly.

as merry as a cricket What does "as merry as a cricket" mean?	cheerful	I felt as merry as a cricket as I waited for my friend to arrive at the airport.
come from nowhere What does "come from nowhere" mean?	to come as a surprise and with no warning	The truck came from nowhere as we were driving along the road.
back to basics What does "back to basics" mean?	an approach in education that uses traditional ideas or methods that have been successful in the past	The teacher believes that back to basics is important in her classroom and the parents are happy with the results.

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Vent One's Spleen Idiom