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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"



 
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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:09 am   Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"
 

Heard recently this expression:
"Have someone to sound off to"!!! I kind of guessed the meaning from the context, however I would appreciate an explanation of this idiom.
Thank you.
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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:40 am   Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"
 

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The idiomatic phrasal verb is 'sound off' = express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation.
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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:13 am   Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"
 

toefl wrote:
Heard recently this expression:
"Have someone to sound off to"!!! I kind of guessed the meaning from the context, however I would appreciate an explanation of this idiom.
Thank you.

Thank you for the explanation, so just to confirm, we can say e.g. "She has always been around when I needed someone to sound off to".
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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:32 am   Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"
 

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