To express your opinion—for example, at a public meeting: “I went to the meeting and ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| HAD MY SAY | 6 |
| PUT IN MY TWO CENTS’ WORTH | 6 |
| GAVE THEM A PIECE OF MY MIND | 5 |
| GOT IT OFF MY CHEST | 5 |
| SAID MY PIECE | 5 |
| SPOKE MY PIECE | 5 |
| TOLD THEM WHAT I THOUGHT | 3 |
| TOLD THEM OFF | 2 |
| EXPRESSED MY OPINION STRONGLY | 1 |
| GAVE THEM MY TWO CENTS | 1 |
| GAVE THEM MY TWO CENTS WORTH | 1 |
| PRESENTED MY IDEA | 1 |
| PUT IN MY TWO BITS’ WORTH | 1 |
| SHOT OFF MY MOUTH | 1 |
| SPOKE MY MIND | 1 |
| STATED MY OPINION | 1 |
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