heart-to-heart

[ hahrt-tuh-hahrt ]

/ ˈhɑrt təˌhɑrt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR heart-to-heart ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.

noun

Informal. a frank talk, especially between two persons.

Origin of heart-to-heart

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby heart-to-heart

heart stands still, heart starter, heartstopper, heartstrings, heartthrob, heart-to-heart, heart urchin, heartwarming, heart-water, heart-whole, heartwood

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Example sentences from the Web for heart-to-heart

We had a heart-to-heart talk that morning in Bombay before I left, and cleared up all misunderstandings.
An Unknown Lover|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
What he did want was to meet the officers of our navy and give them a heart-to-heart talk.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
The results of this heart-to-heart talk were not long in coming.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
Jean needed her, and she needed Jean; she was longing eagerly for long, heart-to-heart talks with her only woman friend.
A Question of Marriage|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

They were to be a series of heart-to-heart talks, embodying the psychological phases of the Polar controversy and my own actions.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart

adjective

(esp of a conversation or discussion) concerned with personal problems or intimate feelings

noun

an intimate conversation or discussion

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Idioms and Phrases with heart-to-heart

heart to heart

Candidly, sincerely, as in We need to talk heart to heart about her coming marriage. This expression is nearly always applied to a conversation of some kind. [Mid-1900s]

单词	heart-to-heart
释义	heart-to-heart [ hahrt-tuh-hahrt ] / ˈhɑrt təˌhɑrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heart-to-heart ON THESAURUS.COM adjective frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance. noun Informal. a frank talk, especially between two persons. Origin of heart-to-heart First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby heart-to-heart heart stands still, heart starter, heartstopper, heartstrings, heartthrob, heart-to-heart, heart urchin, heartwarming, heart-water, heart-whole, heartwood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heart-to-heart We had a heart-to-heart talk that morning in Bombay before I left, and cleared up all misunderstandings. An Unknown Lover\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey What he did want was to meet the officers of our navy and give them a heart-to-heart talk. Our Navy in the War\|Lawrence Perry The results of this heart-to-heart talk were not long in coming. Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team\|Lester Chadwick Jean needed her, and she needed Jean; she was longing eagerly for long, heart-to-heart talks with her only woman friend. A Question of Marriage\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey They were to be a series of heart-to-heart talks, embodying the psychological phases of the Polar controversy and my own actions. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook British Dictionary definitions for heart-to-heart heart-to-heart adjective (esp of a conversation or discussion) concerned with personal problems or intimate feelings noun an intimate conversation or discussion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with heart-to-heart heart to heart Candidly, sincerely, as in We need to talk heart to heart about her coming marriage. This expression is nearly always applied to a conversation of some kind. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to heart-to-heart matter-of-fact, straightforward, guileless, outspoken, honest, candid, blunt, naive, forthright, sympathetic, affectionate, warmhearted, welcoming, cozy, jovial, earnest, sincere, polite, hearty, cheerful
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heart-to-heart

adjective

noun

Origin of heart-to-heart

Words nearby heart-to-heart

Example sentences from the Web for heart-to-heart

British Dictionary definitions for heart-to-heart

adjective

noun

Idioms and Phrases with heart-to-heart

Words related to heart-to-heart