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
Liana-Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English
Khordad-Persian Mythology
Norris['nɔris]
Pwyll-Welsh Mythology
JustinJUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French)English, French, Slovene
SakariSAH-kah-reeFinnish