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wear one's heart on one's sleeve

To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotation

Etymology:

  • It's likely that the phrase "wear your heart on your sleeve" comes from medieval jousts, where a 'sleeve' referred to a piece of armor which covered and protected the arm. Knights would often wear a lady's token around their sleeve of armor.
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He wore his heart out of his sleeve when he told her he loved her and wanted to marry her.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Modified by TriplePurple on August 25, 2024

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Llevar el corazón en la manga

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