open your heart

open (one's) heart (to someone)

To share one's deepest or most intimate emotions, thoughts, or secrets. Samantha finally opened her heart to me last night about how grief-stricken she's been since her father passed away. My father was a cold man, and he never opened his heart to anyone.
See also: heart, open
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

open your heart

or

pour your heart out

COMMON If you open your heart or pour your heart out, you tell someone your most private thoughts, feelings or problems. Note: The heart is traditionally regarded as the centre of the emotions. It was Lady Holland, his favourite correspondent, to whom he opened his heart. Heather met an old school friend and poured her heart out about her unhappy marriage.
See also: heart, open
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

open your ˈheart (to somebody)

tell somebody about your feelings, problems or worries: She longed to be able to open her heart to someone who would understand.
See also: heart, open
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • open (one's) heart (to someone)
  • open heart to
  • open one's heart to
  • pour (one's) heart out (to someone)
  • pour heart out to
  • pour out (one's) heart (to someone)
  • pour out one's heart
  • pour your heart out
  • pour out soul
  • pour out (one's) soul (to someone)
References in periodicals archive
Critique: Exceptionally well researched, organized and presented, "Open Your Heart: Religion and Cultural Poetics of Greater Mexico" is a seminal work of outstanding scholarship that is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking.
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You don't have to be a talented singer to open your heart with singing.
Partake in a dozen interactive presentations designed to open your heart, release unforgiven issues, increase intimacy, prosperity and abundance, and enliven sexual energy and your connection to your spiritual source.
The church is a place to open your heart, to tell the truth or even confess, so how could he be wrong?
Let your focus of attention be on Jesus Christ, open your heart to Him in faith and repentance.
One morning, when things were particularly tough, I had the thought, 'If you find someone difficult, open your heart wider and walk towards them.' I have been astounded how this approach has enabled me to build relationships of trust and comradeship in situations I would have never expected.
Sporty Spice has come up with a shortlist of her five fave songs - Ray Of Light, Like A Prayer, Lucky Star, Open Your Heart and Express Yourself - and will choose one to perform on the musical extravaganza.
"Open Your Heart With Martial Arts: Mastering Life Through Love of the Challenge" is an informative and inspiring guide to reaping the benefits of self defense spiritually and emotionally as well as physically.
"Open Your Heart with Gardens: Mastering Life Through Love of Plants" is here to help those who seek this sense of accomplishment and enlightenment achieve those very feelings using the hobby of gardening.
DreamTime Publishing is an independent press that has as its particular mission and focus the publishing of books devoted to the development and enhancement of the mind and the body through their 'Open Your Heart' series.
The legendary Bailey House "Open Your Heart" Auction had a pre-event cocktail party to raise interest in the fete and the organization.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Alice Walker will discuss her new work, Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart, on April 28, at 7 P.M.
PETA activist Dan Matthews wrote to Spears and said: "We hope you'll open your heart to the plight of captive wild animals caged and forced to tolerate bright lights, crowds and frightening levels of noise.
He added: "Nkosi would say 'Open your heart and whatever position you take, let love speak'."