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
Aina (3)ah-ee-nah Japanese
Bowen['bəuən]
Tashi-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Yemima-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Dinesha-Hinduism
Jeetendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi