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get (something) off (one's) chest

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chest   (chěst)   
n.  
  1. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.

    1. A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.

    2. A small closet or cabinet with shelves for storing supplies: a medicine chest above the bathroom sink.

    3. The treasury of a public institution.

    4. The funds kept there.

    5. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.

    6. The quantity packed in such a box.

    1. The treasury of a public institution.

    2. The funds kept there.

    3. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.

    4. The quantity packed in such a box.

    1. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.

    2. The quantity packed in such a box.

  2. A sealed receptacle for liquid, gas, or steam.

  3. A bureau; a dresser.


[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.]
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