heart to heart
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Candid.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Mr Takeshita flew to Washington for a heart - to - heart chat with President Bush.
We can have a little heart - to - heart while we wait for him.’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “heart to heart” mean?
Candid.
Is “heart to heart” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.