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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Put her heart out
Hi,
"He understood that she had put her heart out on the line and had it stomped on."
What does 'put one's heart out on the line' mean?
What does 'had it stomped on' mean here? Thanks.
"He understood that she had put her heart out on the line and had it stomped on."
What does 'put one's heart out on the line' mean?
What does 'had it stomped on' mean here? Thanks.
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She had allowed herself to care very much about something and let someone know that she felt that way. She allowed herself to be very emotionally vulnerable. And then, after doing so, the person either didn't return her love, or, worse, they did have a relationship but he ended it in a cruel way.
- She had allowed herself to care very much about something and let someone know that she felt that way.
- She allowed herself to be very emotionally vulnerable.
- And then, after doing so, the person either didn't return her love, or, worse, they did have a relationship but he ended it in a cruel way.
- She is now broken-hearted, which means she is very, very sad over a love affair.
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She had allowed herself to care very much about something and let someone know that she felt that way. She allowed herself to be very emotionally vulnerable. And then, after doing so, the person either didn't return her love, or, worse, they did have a relationship but he ended it in a cruel way. She is now broken-hearted, which means she is very, very sad over a love affair.
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Hi GG,
Thank you very much for your explanation.
Does 'put one's heart out' mean the same as 'pour one's heart out'?
What does 'on the line' mean here?
Thanks again.
Thank you very much for your explanation.
Does 'put one's heart out' mean the same as 'pour one's heart out'?
What does 'on the line' mean here?
Thanks again.
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Hi.
I'd like to add the following.
Pour one's heart out doesn't mean the same as put one's heart out. The first one means "to tell sb all your problems, feelings". The latter means to take sth out of its proper place, obviously, in a figurative way (as GG explained above).
The description is very vivid. The "object" is taken out of its proper place and then located on the "floor" (on
I'd like to add the following.
Pour one's heart out doesn't mean the same as put one's heart out. The first one means "to tell sb all your problems, feelings". The latter means to take sth out of its proper place, obviously, in a figurative way (as GG explained above).
The description is very vivid. The "object" is taken out of its proper place and then located on the "floor" (on
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