Phrase guide

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: parlar amb el cor a la mà — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坦率 (tǎnshuài) — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 开诚布公 (kāichéngbùgōng) — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 披肝瀝膽 /披肝沥胆 (pīgānlìdǎn) — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Dutch: het hart op de tong hebben — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Finnish: olla kuin avoin kirja — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • French: parler à cœur ouvert — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • German: sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • German: sein Herz auf den Lippen tragen — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Korean: 솔직하다 (soljikhada) — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Occitan: parlar dab lo còr a la man — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Polish: mieć serce na dłoni — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Russian: душа́ нараспа́шку /lit:soul open wide/ (dušá naraspášku) — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Spanish: ir con el lirio en la mano — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions
  • Vietnamese: ruột để ngoài da — to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions