idiom
wear your heart on your sleeve
WAIR yor HART on yor SLEEV
wɛər jɔːr hɑːrt ɒn jɔːr sliːvListen
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Syllable breakdown
wearyourheartonyoursleeve
Dictionary meaning
To openly show one's feelings rather than hiding them.
Examples
- He wears his heart on his sleeve, which makes him easy to trust but also vulnerable.
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