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bare one's soul
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Idioms and Phrases
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.Discover More
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But Vogue is not where one goes to bare one’s soul or to dive into the thick of education, freedom of speech or refugee rights.
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Throughout the book, there is this sense of ghost-like longing, a distant ache to reconcile a childhood without having to bare one's soul in the process.
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