A few days ago
nick s

what do these expressions mean?

“i wear my heart on my sleeve”

“kicking the tire”

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A few days ago
mook

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Wearing a heart on one’s sleeve refers to a person who freely expresses his or her emotions and doesn’t conceal or hide them (hence, wears their heart/emotions on their sleeve for everyone to see).

A “tire kicker” is someone who is indecisive about purchasing a product or service, and never feels satisfied with what they are offered. In the end a tire kicker may or may not buy. The term comes from sales people at car dealerships. Tire kickers would come around frequently, kick the tires a few times on the cars that they liked, but never make a solid purchasing decision on any particular car or trim.

🙂

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A few days ago
Texas Cowboy
Hear on my sleeve is having your emotions all out in the open for everyone to see.

Kicking a tire was done to see if the tire would move..meaning it was a pile of junk.

These were common expression in the ’60’s

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A few days ago
lifeisgood
Wear my heart on my sleeve: Keep my emotions out in the open.

I haven’t heard the other one.

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A few days ago
ping772003
showing emotion and to check the condition of a vehicle
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