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
Funk[fʌŋk]
AidenAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Estienne-Medieval French
Janice['dʒænis]
ShriSHREEHinduism
Marija-Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian