bare one's heart

Share deepest emotions

To bare one's heart is to reveal one's deepest feelings or innermost thoughts, typically to another person.

The phrase suggests vulnerability and emotional exposure—removing protective layers to show what lies beneath: She bared her heart to him about her struggles with addiction.

Sometimes appears as bare one's soul.

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bonding · sharing · pour out · dialogue · disclosure · spill the beans · declaration · openness · confide · get real · authenticity · admission · revelation · true feelings · unburden · let it all out · introspection · vulnerability

Opposites
emotional disclosure

bare one's heartclam up

Abruptly stop speaking

keep a stiff upper lip · hold back · keep mum · repress · withdraw

authenticity of expression

bare one's heartwear a mask

dissemble · deceive · play a role · pretend · put on an act

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G