Meaning:
To reveal something that is worrying you or making you feel guilty in order to feel relieved.
Examples:
- Look, if you need to talk, get something off your chest,
- You know, if you need to get something off your chest, you should...
- You want to get something off your chest?
- Okay, you want to get something off your chest?
- Before you get something off your chest, I gotta get something off my chest.
- I just wanted to formally introduce myself and let you know you have a confidential place to come to if you ever need to get something off your chest.