English · Idiom Candidate

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).

Topics: Heart

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.

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