单词 | wear one's heart on one's sleeve |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with wear one's heart on one's sleevewear one's heart on one's sleeve Also, pin one's heart on one's sleeve. Openly show one's feelings, especially amorous ones. For example, You can't help but see how he feels about her; he wears his heart on his sleeve. This expression alludes to the former custom of tying a woman's favor to her lover's sleeve, thereby announcing their attachment. Shakespeare had it in Othello (1:1): “But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo express affection or sentiment too openly or ostentatiously: “You have to play it cool with a girl like Heidi; you mustn't wear your heart on your sleeve.” Words nearby wear one's heart on one's sleevewearing, wearing apparel, wearing course, wearisome, wear off, wear one's heart on one's sleeve, wear-out, wear out one's welcome, wearproof, wear the pants, wear thin The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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