Get it off one's chest
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 5To tell someone something that was worrying you
दिल का बोझ हल्का करना
She finally got it off her chest and told her friend the truth.
Radhika felt much better after getting her worries off her chest.
Daily use: Mann mein baat thi, Radhika se keh di, ab chest se bojh utar gaya.
कोई राज़ या परेशानी दिल पर भारी बोझ की तरह chest पर रखी होती है। किसी से share करते ही बोझ हट जाता है और मन हल्का हो जाता है; हम कहते भी हैं 'शेयर कर ले, दर्द कम हो जाएगा'। Off यानी हटाना, तो chest से बोझ हटा दिया।
A secret or worry sits on the heart like a heavy weight on the chest. When you share it with someone, the weight comes off and you feel lighter; we even say 'share kar le, dard kam ho jaayega' (share it and the pain will lessen). Off means removed, so the burden is lifted off the chest.
Standard form 'get something off one's chest' है; answer 'to tell someone about something that has been worrying you' है।
The standard form is 'get something off one's chest'; the answer is 'to tell someone about something that has been worrying you'.