heart-to-heart
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Audio Help [hahrt-tuh-hahrt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance. |
| 2. | Informal. a frank talk, esp. between two persons. |
[Origin: 1865–70
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ˌheart-to-ˈheart adjective
open and sincere, usually in private
Example: I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
ˌheart-to-ˈheart nounExample: I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
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an open and sincere talk, usually in private
Example: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.
See also: -hearted, at heart, break someone's heart, by heart, heart-warming, heartache, heartbeat, heartbreak, heartbroken, heartburn, hearten, heartfelt, heartless, hearty, from the bottom of one's heart, have a change of heart, have a heart!, have at heart, heart, heart and soul, heart attack, heart failure, hearts, lose heart, not have the heart to, set one's heart on / have one's heart set on, take heart, take to heart, to one's heart's content, with all one's heart, "heart to heart" in any languageExample: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.
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