open one's heart to
Confide in, reveal one's thoughts and feelings to, as in Last night Meg opened her heart to her sister concerning her marriage. This expression uses heart in the sense of “the seat of thought and emotion,” a usage dating from the 9th century.
Nearby words
open market, open marriage, open mike, open mind, open one's eyes, open one's heart to, open one's mouth, open order, open plan, open pneumothorax, open policy
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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