give vent to

Idioms and Phrases

Express an emotion, as in He didn't dare give vent to his annoyance in front of her parents . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

At the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in Vienna — whose 57 participating states make it the world’s biggest regional security entity — Russian representatives who use official forums to give vent to Moscow’s propaganda are generally met with stone-faced silence, even by representatives of their allies from former Soviet republics in Central Asia.

From Washington Post

They give vent to feelings of abandonment, worthlessness, despair and alienation — and promise vengeance against the ruling class.

From Salon

They give vent to feelings of abandonment, worthlessness, despair and alienation.

From Salon

They wanted him to exercise such qualities on the people, so that they might double their salary and give vent to their avarice and cruelty.

From Literature

Neither were they out to give vent to their grievances.

From Slate

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