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
Marks[ma:ks]
Ayumuah-yoo-mooJapanese
Nikon-Ancient Greek, Russian
MartÍNmahr-TEENSpanish
JinnyJIN-eeEnglish
HerbertHUR-bərt (English), er-BER (French), HER-bert (Polish)English, German, French, Slovene, Polish