heart-to-heart
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrt tə ˈhɑrt/
- Informal
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sincero
- The counselor encouraged them to have a heart-to-heart to resolve their misunderstandings.
- heart-to-heart conversation
- heart-to-heart talk
And it's a more heart to heart connection process when you're when you're dealing with a human being in front of you and trying to heal their pain.
- And it's a more heart to heart connection process when you're when you're dealing with a human being in front of you and trying to heal their pain.
Examples
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But except for infrequent heart-to-heart talks, which had little lasting effect, he had given up trying to change them.
Fiction book (1995) -
After a long day, they finally sat down for a heart-to-heart about their relationship.
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Just thought I might help set the mood, you know, for your big heart-to-heart chat.
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You know, everyone's idea of just sitting to talk someone soul to soul, heart to heart, eye to eye, losing that precious commodity.
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-We didn't have a heart-to-heart, professor.
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The detail that mustn't be dismissed is the most effective heart-to-heart talks.
Blog text (15) -
Having a heart-to-heart about the client's needs and responding with an innovative approach helps you be selected over others to develop ways the client can meet goals.
Academic text (2009) -
President Kim Dae-jung and Chairman Kim Jong-il had frank, heart-to-heart talks for more than eleven hours.
Academic text (2002) -
She appreciated the heart-to-heart conversation they had, where they both shared their true feelings.
Synonyms
702
1.0
Willing to consider new ideas
83
4.6
Open and honest, telling the truth even when it is hard
77
4.3
Shows deep and sincere feeling in words or actions
14
4.1
Two people talk directly and honestly to each other
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word heart-to-heart comes from the image of one heart talking to another, like sharing feelings 'from the heart'. So when a conversation is described as heart-to-heart, it means open, honest, and close.