Idiom: open up
Meaning
Idiom: open up
- to speak honestly and freely about something personal
- to express one's emotions freely
Example sentences
— My sister opened up and told me she’s very unhappy in her marriage.
— Everyone cried when the speaker opened up and told us how he lost his daughter to cancer.
— She's an excellent counselor with a talent for helping her patients to open up and express their emotions.
— It's not always easy for people to open up about problems in their sex lives.
— I want you to feel comfortable opening up to me about what's bothering you.
— After I opened up to my boyfriend about my concerns about his drinking he got defensive and yelled at me.
— We find that providing comfort dogs helps victims of abuse open up and discuss what has happened to them.
— If you can't open up to me at least speak with a counselor about what's bothering you.
— It was very difficult for my brother to open up so we finally told him we already knew he was gay and that we fully accepted him.
Synonyms
- make no secret about something
- get something off your chest
- get something out of your system
- to pour out
- to give vent to
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