Wear your heart on your sleeve

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 10
Meaning

To display one's emotions openly

हिंदी अर्थ

भावनाएँ प्रकट करना

Example sentences

He wears his heart on his sleeve, so you always know when he is upset.

Radhika wears her heart on her sleeve; her joy at the result was clear to everyone.

Daily use: Radhika apni feelings chhupati nahi, wo heart on her sleeve wear karti hai.

Memory trick · Prashant Sir

सोचिए, आपका दिल shirt की आस्तीन (sleeve) पर लगा हो — हर कोई देख लेगा। Wear your heart on your sleeve यानी अपनी भावनाएँ खुलकर सबके सामने दिखा देना।

If your heart were pinned on the sleeve of your shirt, everyone could see it. Someone who wears his heart on his sleeve lets everyone see exactly what he feels.

Exam note

यह बार-बार पूछा जाता है: meaning 'to display emotions openly'। Options में 'be an open book' आ सकता है; opposite trap 'keep a stiff upper lip' या 'poker-faced' (भावनाएँ छुपाना)।

This is a frequently asked idiom: 'to display one's emotions openly'. Options may include 'be an open book', while 'keep a stiff upper lip' or 'poker-faced' (hiding feelings) is the opposite trap.

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