a safety valve



a safety valve

a way of allowing someone to express strong or negative emotions without harming other people (often + for ) I often think football acts as a safety valve for a lot of stored-up male aggression.
See also: safety, valve

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JariYAH-reeFinnish
Olavo-Portuguese
LeiaLAY-a (Popular Culture)Biblical Greek, Popular Culture
Dimitrije-Serbian
Josseline-French
Apostolos-Greek