heart-to-heart

[hahrt-tuh-hahrt]

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adjective

frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.

noun

Informal. a frank talk, especially between two persons.

Origin of heart-to-heart

First recorded in 1865–70

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Related Words for heart-to-heart

matter-of-fact, straightforward, guileless, outspoken, honest, candid, blunt, naive, forthright, sympathetic, affectionate, warmhearted, welcoming, cozy, jovial, earnest, sincere, polite, hearty, cheerful

Examples from the Web for heart-to-heart

Historical Examples of heart-to-heart

I'm aware of them; I sometimes wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with them.
The Education of Eric Lane
Stephen McKenna
Do get him here, Mabel, and have a heart-to-heart talk, all three of you!
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays)
John Galsworthy
He had come to have a heart-to-heart talk with me, I learned, and I was soon on the defensive.
My Life
Josiah Flynt
The results of this heart-to-heart talk were not long in coming.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team
Lester Chadwick
After she had gone Mrs. Allan and I had a heart-to-heart talk.
Anne Of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart

adjective

(esp of a conversation or discussion) concerned with personal problems or intimate feelings

noun

an intimate conversation or discussion

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