heart-to-heart
[ hahrt-tuh-hahrt ]
/ ˈhɑrt təˌhɑrt /
adjective
frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.
noun
Informal.
a frank talk, especially between two persons.
Origin of heart-to-heart
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby heart-to-heart
heart-healthy,
heart-lung machine,
heart-rending,
heart-searching,
heart-throb,
heart-to-heart,
heart-warming,
heart-water,
heart-whole,
heart-wrenching,
heartache
British Dictionary definitions for heart to heart
heart-to-heart
adjective
(esp of a conversation or discussion) concerned with personal problems or intimate feelings
noun
an intimate conversation or discussion
Idioms and Phrases with heart to heart
heart to heart
Candidly, sincerely, as in We need to talk heart to heart about her coming marriage. This expression is nearly always applied to a conversation of some kind. [Mid-1900s]