B1idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
a heart-to-heart
USUK
an honest, private conversation about personal feelings
Usually 'have a heart-to-heart (with someone)'. Also an adjective: 'a heart-to-heart talk'.
In context
My mum and I had a long heart-to-heart about my plans to move abroad.
I think you two need a heart-to-heart before things get worse.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue
- a slip of the tonguea small mistake in what you say, made without meaning to