Meaning of bare one's breast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make oneself vulnerable.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bare, breast.

Examples

“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⟳.”

“I'm going to be angry with you. Pitch into old Frank Henchman—hit away, my young one.' And Frank put⟳ himself into an attitude as of one prepared to receive⟳ a pugilistic assault. He bared his breast, as it were, and showed his scars, and said, "Strike⟳!"'”

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