- wear his heart on his sleeve
- exposed his feelings, expressed his feelings
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
wear his heart on his sleeve
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wear your heart on your sleeve — wear/have/your heart on your sleeve phrase to make your feelings obvious to other people Thesaurus: to show or express emotionssynonym Main entry: heart * * * wear your ˌheart on your ˈsleeve idiom … Useful english dictionary
wear (your) heart on (your) sleeve — to make your feelings and opinions obvious to other people. John s always worn his heart on his sleeve, so there s no doubt who he ll be supporting … New idioms dictionary
wear your heart on your sleeve — Meaning Origin Probably related to a English/French old Valentines Eve practice of drawing a girls name from a box. The male agreed to protect the girl for a year. He wore her name in that year on his sleeve … Meaning and origin of phrases
Carry your heart on your sleeve — During tournaments a knight would often wear on his sleeve a favor from a lady such as a ribbon or veil … Medieval glossary
heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma … Dictionary of contemporary English
heart — /hahrt/, n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that… … Universalium
wear — wear1 W1S1 [weə US wer] v past tense wore [wo: US wo:r] past participle worn [wo:n US wo:rn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your body)¦ 2¦(hair)¦ 3¦(damage)¦ 4 wear well 5¦(expression)¦ 6 something is wearing thin 7 wear the trousers … Dictionary of contemporary English
heart — noun 1 BODY ORGAN (C) the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body: Eating too many fatty foods is bad for the heart. | My heart was beating so fast I thought it would burst. | have heart trouble/have a heart condition (=have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heart — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hearts 1) N COUNT Your heart is the organ in your chest that pumps the blood around your body. People also use heart to refer to the area of their chest that is closest to their heart. The bullet had passed less than an inch… … English dictionary
wear one's heart on one's sleeve — also[pin one s heart on one s sleeve] {v. phr.} To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings. * /She wears her heart on her sleeve. It s easy to see if she is sad or happy./ * /Sometimes it is better not to pin … Dictionary of American idioms
