open one's heart
English
Verb
open one's heart (third-person singular simple present opens one's heart, present participle opening one's heart, simple past and past participle opened one's heart)Category:English lemmas#OPENONESHEARTCategory:English verbs#OPENONESHEARTCategory:English multiword terms#OPENONESHEARTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OPENONESHEARTCategory:Pages with entries#OPEN%20ONE'S%20HEARTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#OPEN%20ONE'S%20HEART
- (figuratively) To speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings. [with to ‘someone’]
- Synonym: pour one's heart out
- To show great compassion.
References
- “open one’s heart”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “open your heart to someone”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “open your heart to somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “open your heart” (US) / “open your heart” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.