bare one's soul



bare one's soul

Reveal one's most private thoughts and feelings. For example, Teenagers rarely bare their souls to their parents; they prefer their peers. This figurative use of the verb bare, which literally means "make bare" or "uncover," dates from a.d. 1000.
See also: bare, soul

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Almas-Arabic
VidarVEE-dahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
SaxonSAK-sənEnglish (Rare)
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
CaspianKAS-pee-ən (English)Literature
Kajus-Lithuanian