Saw this line from a credit card commercial...
Trigger a lot of interest in me and went to do a search online on this phrase...
http://www.goenglish.com/WearYourHeartOnYourSleeve.asp
"People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see."
http://www.answers.com/topic/wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve
"Also, pin one's heart on one's sleeve. Openly show one's feelings, especially amorous ones.
For example, You can't help but see how he feels about her; he wears his heart on his sleeve. This expression alludes to the former custom of tying a woman's favor to her lover's sleeve, thereby announcing their attachment.
Shakespeare had it in Othello (1:1): "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at." "
Ah such a nice feeling...how poetic...
Do you wear you heart on your sleeve?
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