bare one's soul

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.

Example Sentences

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.

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Throughout the book, there is this sense of ghost-like longing, a distant ache to reconcile a childhood without having to bare one's soul in the process.

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