Meaning of wear on one's sleeve | Babel Free

Definitions

To express (an emotion, belief, or stance) overtly and make it an important part of one's public life.

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Examples

“But religion is the one thing they encourage you to wear on your sleeve.”

“While he may wear his idealism and good-heartedness on his shirt sleeve, his passion is exuded more as an intellectualized than as a deeply felt quality. In modulating his voice, that is, Canin has chosen a character whose temperance might be admirable among the living but is less engaging when encountered in literature.”

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