bare one's soul

Idioms

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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bare one's soul

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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