What does carry one's heart on one's sleeve mean?

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carry one's heart on one's sleeve

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: car-ry one's -heart on one's sleeve
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Alternative form of wear one's heart on one's sleeve.

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carries one's heart on one's sleeve (present, singular) carrying one's heart on one's sleeve (participle, present) carried one's heart on one's sleeve (participle, past) carried one's heart on one's sleeve (past)

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What does carry one's heart on one's sleeve mean?: Alternative form of wear one's heart on one's sleeve.

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