bare one's breast
bare one's breast verb: to make oneself vulnerable.
Verb
bare one's breast (third-person singular simple present bares one's breast, present participle baring one's breast, simple past and past participle bared one's breast)
- To make oneself vulnerable.
- Near-synonym: wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- […] he bared his breast to whizzing javelins, to hissing arrows, to any and every weapon that promised death and forgetfulness, and rest.1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bare, breast.
Synonyms of bare one's breast
Forms of bare one's breast
| third-person singular present | bares one's breast |
|---|---|
| present participle | baring one's breast |
| past participle | bared one's breast |
| past | bared one's breast |
Questions about bare one's breast
- What does bare one's breast mean?
- Bare one's breast means to make oneself vulnerable.
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- Bare one's breast is a verb.
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- The past tense of bare one's breast is bared one's breast.
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