What does the idiom 'Wear your heart on your sleeve' mean?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Idioms and Phrases question asks: What does the idiom 'Wear your heart on your sleeve' mean? The correct choice is B. To openly and visibly show one's emotions. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. No longer responsible for or obligated to do something
Why not A: “No longer responsible for or obligated to do something” does not fit this question. The answer is To openly and visibly show one's emotions.
- B. To openly and visibly show one's emotions ✓
- C. To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act
Why not C: “To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act” does not fit this question. The answer is To openly and visibly show one's emotions.
- D. To joke with or playfully tease someone
Why not D: “To joke with or playfully tease someone” does not fit this question. The answer is To openly and visibly show one's emotions.
Correct answer
B. To openly and visibly show one's emotions
Explanation
To openly and visibly show one's emotions (option B) is the accepted answer to “What does the idiom 'Wear your heart on your sleeve' mean”. Option A (No longer responsible for or obligated to do something) does not fit this question. Option C (To lose an opportunity by being too slow to act) does not fit this question. Option D (To joke with or playfully tease someone) does not fit this question. For this Idioms and Phrases question, the accepted answer is To openly and visibly show one's emotions.
Source: Idioms and Phrases Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, Idioms, FPSC, PPSC, phrases, NTS
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