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wear her heart on her sleeve

Date: Jun 02 2004

Quote

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“She had, funny enough, what La Toya didn’t have. There was all this controversy when La Toya was kicked off, but the problem was she didn’t wear her heart on her sleeve like Fantasia does. You just want to root for her ‘cause it’s all out there. There’s no mask. And she’s super talented and very versatile.”
- Simon Cowell, American Idol judge, talking about 2004 winner Fantasia Barrino.

Definition

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express deep feelings, show emotions, show passion, display the things one is feeling inside

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

You can use wears her heart on her sleeve to describe a person who is always emotional. For example, if you always show the way you’re feeling then you are wearing your heart on your sleeve. However, if you have strong feelings inside, but nobody can tell how you feel, then you’re not wearing your heart on your sleeve.

Examples

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””Jeff is a really emotional guy. He always wears his heart on his sleeve. It’s fun to be around him because he’s always honest.”“

””My dad is a really guarded person. He never shows how he feels. No matter if he’s really happy or really sad, he always acts the same way. Sometimes I wish he would wear his heart on his sleeve so I could tell what he was thinking and feeling.”

””My little brother always wears his heart on his sleeve when he’s playing sports. He gets really emotional. You can see his intensity on his face.”“

””Sometimes I wish my girlfriend didn’t wear her heart on her sleeve all the time. I get tired of dealing with all of the emotion. It would be great if she would just be calm and normal once in a while. Instead, she’s always got something going on that we have to talk about – and usually she’s crying when we’re talking.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

That means when a person is happy or sad, people can judge it from her’s face or it is easy for people to tell her feeling and etc.
by Emily (Qinhuangdao, China)
“she didn’t wear her heart on her sleeve” means she did not have enough passion to sing. It is to express deep feelings when you are doing something.
by Sandra (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
To be honest; to frankly tell what is in your heart.
by Akbar (Kashan, Iran)
speak frankly and sincerely,speak without reserve,be frank and unreserve in speech
by Chiron (Wuhan, China)
it means to be straight forward,frank ,direct,just tell people what u really think or want ,not hiding .
by melanie (Qingdao, China )
it means she won’t pretend to be somebody else. she just always shows her real charecters.
by yu (h.k., china)
wear her heart on the sleeve : it means she is frank . Whether she is in good or bad mood , she will show it out and let others know .
by wang (xiamen, China)
it means “follow what ur heart says”
by POORNA (coimbatore, india)
This phrase means one is in disguise and tries to hide away from what he/she really is.
by Andrew (Beijing, China)
be nature;one always says what he thinks in heart
by zlgg
You’re displaying your emotions when you wear your hearth on the sleeve
by Giorgio (Turin, Italy)
allow someone’s emotions…
by Peggy (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
As far as I’m concerned this idiom “wear her heart on her sleeve“means:she did not stand on her feet,that is to say she was not concentrated
by ghislain frederic (brazzaville, republic of congo)
Frank. don’t lie all the time
by diann (suzhou, china)
didnt do her best on it
by siriporn (bangkok, thailand)
not whole-hearted ture ,pure love
by britney (XUZHOU, China)
She doesn’t speak what’s on her mind or she’s not honest. She acts like she’s wearing a mask.
by Kaewta (Bangkok, Thailand)
I guess that means somebody has warm heart to do something,somebody is doing good for other person.
by Puff (SZ, China)
i think it may mean being just the one you really are,not pretending to do sth, be sincere about your thoughts, beliefs, behaviour.. etc. not hiding behind a mask!
by Ogün (Samsun, Turkey)
I guess “wear her heart on her sleeve” means sincerely and warm-hearted.
by Gang (Shenzhen, China)
you show your emotion very freely, making how you feel about a person or thing very obvious.
by anonymous
think it means to say whay you think now without hesitation .
by sid (shiga, japan)
do not care of anything.
by xinshuang (xuzhou, china)
It means very guileless.
by ivy (guangzhou, china)
point out the essential.
by Zhengwu (Beijing, China)