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
RŮŽEna-Czech
MÁIrtÍN-Irish
Jitendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Simcha-Hebrew
Catrina-Irish, Scottish
Maja (1)MIE-ah (German, Polish)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish