Refers to where either ya blow yer top now in order to let off enough steam so dat ya can bear to be more calm/patient later, or ya postpone yer screamin' tirade for some future date, either because it would be more safe/acceptable to do it at dat subsequent time, or ya are hoping dat whatever super-infuriating conditions dat presently exist will improve sufficiently by then dat ya won't feel so fist-clenchedly upset in da first place.
I was fumingly incensed at having gotten caught in an unexpected rainstorm on da way home, but I knew dat it was only a temperary situation --- i.e., da sun would come out again eventually, plus I had dry clothing at da house --- and so I managed not to "grouch 'n' grouse" about getting soaked.
by QuacksO January 27, 2022
by Bob Bobberton The 3rd April 6, 2023