What does wear one's heart upon one's sleeve mean?

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wear one's heart upon one's sleeve

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

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

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wears one's heart upon one's sleeve (present, singular) wearing one's heart upon one's sleeve (participle, present) wore one's heart upon one's sleeve (past) worn one's heart upon one's sleeve (participle, past)

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

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