Have A Heart To Heart Talk (with Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have A Heart To Heart Talk (with Someone) Idiom mean?

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have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone) What does have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone) mean?	have a sincere and intimate talk with someone	I had a heart-to-heart talk with my sister about my girlfriend.
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Dull as ditchwater What does "Dull as ditchwater" mean?	(UK) If something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring. A ditch is a long narrow hole or trench dug to contain water, which is normally a dark, dirty colour and stagnant (when water turns a funny colour and starts to smell bad). (In American English,'things are 'dull as dishwater'.)

Opening a can of worms What does "Opening a can of worms" mean?	If you open a can of worms, you do something that will cause a lot of problems and is, on balance, probably going to cause more trouble than it's worth.
go belly-up What does "go belly-up" mean?	fail; go bankrupt
close/near to (someone's) heart What does "close/near to (someone's) heart" mean?	an idea or something that is important to you and that you care about	The plan to improve the downtown area was very close to the mayor's heart.
keep (someone) out of one's hair What does "keep (someone) out of one's hair" mean?	to keep someone from annoying or bothering you	We tried hard to keep the little boy out of our hair while we were preparing for the wedding.
heavy going What does "heavy going" mean?	difficult to do	Moving the furniture was heavy going and we became tired quickly.
back to the salt mines What does "back to the salt mines" mean?	to go back to work (this is a humorous expression to express going back to unpleasant work)	"Lunch is over so let`s go back to the salt mines for the afternoon."

on the air What does "on the air" mean?	being broadcast on radio or TV	That television program has been on the air for three years now.
get into the act What does "get into the act" mean?	to try to be part of whatever is happening	Everybody at the party wanted to get into the act and join the singers.
Across the pond What does "Across the pond" mean?	(UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker's location.
make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	to make something that is unimportant seem important	You are making a mountain out of a molehill when you talk about the mistake.

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Have A Heart To Heart Talk (with Someone) Idiom