idiom · informal
have a heart-to-heart
UK/hæv ə ˈhɑːt tə ˈhɑːt/US/hæv ə ˈhɑrt tə ˈhɑrt/have a HEART·to·HEART
To have an honest, serious conversation about feelings or important matters.
Examples
“We had a heart-to-heart about our future and decided to take a break.”
“Parents should have heart-to-hearts with teenagers about pressures at school.”
“Before the trip they had a heart-to-heart to set expectations.”
Band 8 sentence
“We had a heart-to-heart and both admitted our mistakes, which actually improved our relationship.”
Collocations
- have a heart-to-heart with someone
- have a heart-to-heart about something
Word family
Common mistakes
have heart to heart→have a heart-to-heart
một trái tim đến trái tim→cuộc nói chuyện thẳng thắn, chân thành
Say it for a higher band
5talk seriously→6have a frank talk→7+have a heart-to-heart
Synonyms
have a frank talk
Easily confused
have a frank talk
“We need to have a frank talk about your progress.”
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