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bare one's soul

Idioms  

  1. Reveal one's most private thoughts and feelings. For example, Teenagers rarely bare their souls to their parents; they prefer their peers. This figurative use of the verb bare, which literally means “make bare” or “uncover,” dates from a.d. 1000.

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But Vogue is not where one goes to bare one’s soul or to dive into the thick of education, freedom of speech or refugee rights.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2018

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