to speak from the heart
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3.7
- idiom
- Informal
:
hablar desde el corazón
- Rather than delivering a scripted speech, he said he just wanted to speak from the heart and touch on subjects that the average citizen wonders about.
- just spoke from the heart
- really spoke from the heart
- want to speak from the heart
And there's something incredibly powerful about speaking from the heart.
- And there's something incredibly powerful about speaking from the heart.
- And you were always so funny because you just spoke from the heart.
- OK, now I'm going to just speak from the heart, from the spirit right now, and I hope it all makes sense.
- Can I tell you, speaking from the heart, hands down is always the winning situation.
- Then if someone that you're speaking from the heart, he's changed, he's kind of shut it down.
- Maybe it was just, you know, speaking from the heart and and he didn't know it was it would be irritating.
Examples
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I tend to speak from the heart, and not from the head.
Fiction book (1993) -
The thing to do is to go out there and speak from the heart.
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Darling, trust me... I speak from the heart when I say...
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Keep it simple and speak from the heart.
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Let me speak from the heart for a moment.
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But I think it's more important to speak from the heart.
Blog text (18) -
When you speak from the heart, you never go wrong, in my humble opinion.
Blog text (18) -
I'm going to speak from the heart.
Blog text (23) -
Pray pardon the intrusion, sir, but may I say how heart-warming it is to hear a man speak from the heart on a subject so close to our hearts.
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When giving her farewell speech, she decided to speak from the heart about her feelings for the team.
Synonyms
220
3.4
To say your opinion or feelings openly even when it is difficult
152
3.2
To say something aloud, especially an opinion or feeling
149
2.9
Begin to talk honestly about your thoughts and feelings
135
3.1
Give your opinion clearly and firmly even when it is difficult
40
6.2
Tell someone the truth about something difficult
38
3.4
Show or say your emotions to other people
33
3.9
To tell someone your feelings and thoughts freely
21
3.5
Say what you think openly
15
4.3
To put thoughts or feelings into words
8
6.4
Talk openly about your deepest feelings when you feel upset
7
3.4
Talk honestly without hiding facts or feelings
5
8.1
To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly
2
3.4
Show your feelings with words, actions, or your face
1
6.5
To express strong feelings such as anger or sadness
Antonyms
How Sincere
- Informal
8
6.4
- Informal
9
3.7
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly derivable from its parts: 'speak' (use words), 'from' (indicating source), and 'heart' (metaphorical center of emotions). The metaphor of the heart as the source of feeling is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer it means to speak sincerely or emotionally.
Etymology
The idiom speak from the heart comes from the simple image of the heart as the place of deep feelings, so when someone speaks from the heart we imagine their words coming straight from inside them. That's why it means 'to say something honest and emotional'.