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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"



 
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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:09 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" Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:40 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" Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:13 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" Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:32 am  Idiom "Have someone to sound off to"		  
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