Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.

    sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen, sein Herz auf den Lippen tragen

    душа́ нараспа́шку /lit:soul open wide/dušá naraspášku

Examples

36 sentences

  1. I wear short-sleeve shirts in the summer.

    Влітку я ношу сорочки з короткими рукавами. — deniko

    ruЛетом я ношу рубашки с короткими рукавами. — marafon

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  2. The men are wearing short sleeves.

    ruНа мужчинах рубашки с короткими рукавами. — Ooneykcall

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  3. The men are wearing short sleeve shirts.

    ruНа мужчинах рубашки с короткими рукавами. — Ooneykcall

    deDie Männer tragen kurzärmelige Hemden. — Sudajaengi

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  4. I should've worn a short-sleeved shirt.

    ruНадо было одевать рубашку с коротким рукавом. — soniamiku

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  5. I should've worn a short-sleeve shirt.

    ruМне нужно было надеть рубашку с коротким рукавом. — odexed

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions:

Forms

wears one's heart on one's sleeve, wearing one's heart on one's sleeve, wore one's heart on one's sleeve, worn one's heart on one's sleeve
Base formwear one's heart on one's sleeve · to wear one's heart on one's sleeve
3rd person singularwears one's heart on one's sleeve
Present participlewearing one's heart on one's sleeve
Past simplewore one's heart on one's sleeve
Past participleworn one's heart on one's sleeve

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywear one's heart on one's sleeve
he, she, itwears one's heart on one's sleeve

Past simpleLesson

all personswore one's heart on one's sleeve

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave worn one's heart on one's sleeve
he, she, ithas worn one's heart on one's sleeve

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to be emotionally transparent:to be an open book

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
weaponizeweaponrywearA1wearablewearerwearily

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