have a heart of glass



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have a heart of glass

To have or be in a state of extreme emotional fragility or susceptibility, one that is easily influenced or affected by others. Poor Mary has a heart of glass; I don't know how she'll recover from Tom's refusal to go to the prom with her.
See also: glass, have, heart, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DorisDAWR-is (English), DO-ris (German)English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
SionedSHON-edWelsh
Gabriel['geibriəl]
Sigibert-Ancient Germanic
Obdulia-Spanish
Florus-Ancient Roman