ˌheart-to-ˈheart noun [countable]
a conversation in which two people say honestly and sincerely what they really feel about something:
Why don’t you have a heart-to-heart with him and sort out your problems?
—heart-to-heart adjective:
a heart-to-heart talk

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heart-to-heart
a serious conversation between two people in which they talk honestly about their feelings.
We had a real heart-to-heart and we're getting on much better now.

a heart-to-heart - a serious conversation between two people in which they talk honestly about their feelings.
Have you tried having a heart-to-heart talk with him?
(always before noun)

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heart to heart
candid, intimate
Our conversation was heart to heart and we both felt very good afterwords.

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heart-to-heart
honest or intimate
The couple had a heart-to-heart talk before they decided to get married.

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heart to heart
adj. Speaking freely and seriously about something private.
The father decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son about smoking.
She waited until they were alone so she could have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Compare: MAN-TO-MAN.

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