单词 | to wear one's heart on one's tongue |
释义 | > as lemmasto wear one's heart on one's tongue (also in one's mouth) c. to wear one's heart on one's tongue (also in one's mouth) and variants: to be ready always to speak what is in one's mind; conversely †to carry one's mouth (also tongue) in one's heart: to be guarded or careful about speaking one's mind, to conceal one's thoughts (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > without restraint to wear one's heart on one's tongue (also in one's mouth)?1576 to speak out1694 to open up1884 to talk cold turkey1928 the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > with restraint or carefully to weigh one's words1340 to carry one's mouth (also tongue) in one's heart?1576 to mince words1826 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > act or speak sincerely [verb (intransitive)] to open one's budget1548 to wear one's heart on one's tongue (also in one's mouth)?1576 truthify1647 to mean what one says1750 to let it all hang out1970 ?1576 A. Hall Let. touchyng Priuate Quarell sig. H.viv These men who carry their harts in their tongues, and not their tongues in their hartes. 1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. C2v I will carrie my mouth in my hart..there is a time for speech, and a time for silence. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 195 Whereas other carried their harts in their toungues, and their heads in their pennes; he liked no such simplicity, but..carried his toungue in his hart, his penne in his head. 1611 W. Vaughan Spirit of Detraction vii. iii. 307 This rare medicine makes the Patient which takes it, to carry his mouth in his heart. 1654 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 2nd Pt. iii. 134 That Prince, who ever wore his heart upon his tongue and his face,..receiv'd him coldly. 1707 J. Mapletoft Sel. Prov. 6 Wise Men have their Mouth in their Hearts Fools their Heart in their Mouth. 1778 A. Murphy Know your own Mind iv. 73 I am apt to carry my heart at my tongue's end. 1835 Meerut Universal Mag. 1 70 The commission of acts not less popular than lenient, have [sic] made every Officer in Bengal wear his heart on his tongue whenever the name of Lumley is mentioned. 1867 F. Jordan tr. K. Mundt Napoleon & Queen of Prussia 159/1 She does not bear her heart on her tongue, but it throbs lovingly in her bosom. 1903 F. Crowninshield Tales in Metre 57 He told his ingenuous story, and frankly, carelessly wore His innermost heart on his tongue. 1985 M. Bernard Graphology 36 He..has spontaneous ideas and can speak and act without inhibition. He carries his heart on his tongue. 2002 L. Wilson tr. H. Kurzke Thomas Mann v. 119 An artist cannot wear his heart on his tongue. He must carefully hide what is confession in his work. < as lemmas |
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