2007-01-04 07:38:18 · 8 answers · asked by Help Me! 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It means your feelings show on your face and people can tell what you are thinking and feeling just by looking at your expressions.
2007-01-04 07:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by XOXOXOXO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To 'wear your heart on your sleeve' is to show your feelings openly, to be easily read by others. If you're a person who wears your heart on your sleeve, poker is probably not the best game for you to play.
The phrase came about in the Middle Ages from the practice of young men and women drawing names out of a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the name drawn on their sleeve for a while (I've heard any time from a week to a year).
2007-01-04 15:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by FutureMrsMarsalia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see. Example: "She is kind of player who never hides how she's feeling. One look at her and you know if she's winning or losing." Reply: "She wears her heart on her sleeve."
You can see how these people feel as easily as if they were "wearing" their "heart" on the "sleeve" of their shirt. Example: "Some people love him and some people hate him, but my brother always lets you know how he feels. He wears his heart on his sleeve."
People who wear their heart on their sleeve do not hold back their emotions, for good or for bad. It is clear how they feel in each moment. Example: "She's a shy person. She's never been one to wear her heart on her sleeve."
2007-01-04 15:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by Melli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pretty sure it makes a reference to Hawthornes, scarlet letter. the lady in the novel committed adultery and had to wear the letter A on her sleeve. A is a symbol for adultery obviously, but also for what she did and what she felt. Sometimes "you do what you feel in your heart" meaning what you're feeling.
2007-01-04 15:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by bball3910 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you may be a little too apparent in your emotions and not able to hold back that you really like someone or be able to act like your feelings are not hurt when they were.
Usually taken to mean that you're not in complete control of you emotions.
2007-01-04 15:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by Duane Allman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you show your emotions very openly...you tend to care about other people a lot as well and feel for them and it shows...i wear my heart on my sleve
2007-01-04 15:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by kimberbee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i have to agree with the first answer.
2007-01-04 17:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by ranny h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't hide your emotions
Good Luck!!!
2007-01-04 15:40:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋