bare one's soul
To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts,…To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
» Tom bared his soul to Mary.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
The actress bared her soul in the candid interview.
Examples
3 sentencesTom bared his soul to Mary.
I bared my soul to her.
deIch schüttete ihr mein Herz aus. — Yorwba
Over 17 years and seven albums, Mary Gauthier has earned a reputation for baring her soul in song.
Forms
bares one's soul, baring one's soul, bared one's soul, bared one's soul| Base form | bare one's soul · to bare one's soul |
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| 3rd person singular | bares one's soul |
| Present participle | baring one's soul |
| Past simple | bared one's soul |
| Past participle | bared one's soul |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.