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
NooraNO:-rahFinnish
Nataszanah-TAH-shahPolish
Loukas-Biblical Greek
Abisai-Biblical Latin
FredrikFRED-rik (Swedish), FRED-reek (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Rodya-Russian