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
MyrgjÖL-Ancient Scandinavian
Chandra-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Cirillochee-REEL-loItalian
MillardMIL-ərdEnglish
Sujay-Bengali, Indian, Marathi
Eftychia-Greek