bare one's soul

bare (one's) soul

To share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with another person. I don't know Adam that well, so I was surprised that he bared his soul to me. There are very few people I would bare my soul to.
See also: bare, soul
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bare one's soul

Reveal one's most private thoughts and feelings. For example, Teenagers rarely bare their souls to their parents; they prefer their peers. This figurative use of the verb bare, which literally means "make bare" or "uncover," dates from a.d. 1000.
See also: bare, soul
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • bare (one's) soul
  • bare soul
  • bare your soul
  • bare (one's) heart
  • bare to
  • bare (something) to (someone)
  • pour (one's) soul out (to someone)
  • pour out (one's) soul (to someone)
  • pour out soul
  • unburden
References in periodicals archive
It is better to bare one's soul than to walk around naked like the Emperor who had no clothes; but nobody had the guts to say so.