heart of glass



heart of glass

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, heart, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Suibne-Irish
JacekYAH-tsekPolish
NÖLNULLimburgish
UteOO-təGerman
Albaeral-BERLimburgish
BoŽIca-Croatian