heart-in-mouthadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːtɪnˈmaʊθ/, U.S.

/ˌhɑrdɪnˈmaʊθ/,

/ˌhɑrtnˈmaʊθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., in prep., mouth n.

Etymology: < heart n. + in prep. + mouth n.

A. adj.

†1. Sincerely expressed; frank. Cf. to wear one's heart in one's mouth at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 5c. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank

right fortha1382

plaina1393

free-hearteda1398

round1487

opena1535

sincere1539

frank1555

pert1567

single-hearted1574

single-minded1577

direct1586

open-hearted1593

open-breasted1594

transparent1600

unclose1606

unminced1648

even down1654

unreserved1654

rugged1678

plain sailing1707

whole-footed1744

sturdy1775

heart-in-mouth1827

jannock1828

straightforward1829

direct-dealing1830

undiplomatic1834

straight-ahead1836

straight-up-and-down1859

man to man1902

1827 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 693 You, I dare promise myself, will not be offended by my heart-in-mouth Openness.

2. That causes great apprehension or alarm; anxious; thrilling. Cf. to have one's heart in one's mouth at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 5b.

ΚΠ

1928 Washington Post 6 May f4/3 A heart-in-mouth climax when Indians attack a tiny village and the hero saves the town.

1961 Times 15 Feb. 17/2 Some invaluable runs, with a mixture of heart-in-mouth singles, overthrows, and a few lusty blows.

1992 Sports Q. Winter 62/1 The only way to play this hole is to hit a heart-in-mouth second shot with a long to mid iron.

2009 K. Manson & J. Knight Sierra Leone v. 228 The real heart-in-mouth show in Sulima is watching the dugout fishing canoes negotiate the treacherous approach back to shore.

B. adv.

Usually without hyphens. Anxiously; apprehensively; with trepidation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adverb]

fearfully1592

apprehensively1753

heart-in-mouth1858

1858 W. W. Sikes Bk. for Winter-evening Fireside 89 I sprang into the road, hat in hand and heart in mouth.

1901 House Beautiful Nov. 351/1 So, candle in hand and heart in mouth, we proceeded to the sitting-room.

1951 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 28 Mar. 14/5 I know many women with as much or more work, responsibility and children, who don't run heart-in-mouth every time the baby cries.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Nov. 4 Heart in mouth, I hurried home to be greeted by a gaunt figure in a wheelchair.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heart-in-mouth
释义	heart-in-mouthadj.adv. Brit. /ˌhɑːtɪnˈmaʊθ/, U.S. /ˌhɑrdɪnˈmaʊθ/, /ˌhɑrtnˈmaʊθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., in prep., mouth n. Etymology: < heart n. + in prep. + mouth n. A. adj. †1. Sincerely expressed; frank. Cf. to wear one's heart in one's mouth at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 5c. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank right fortha1382 plaina1393 free-hearteda1398 round1487 opena1535 sincere1539 frank1555 pert1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 direct1586 open-hearted1593 open-breasted1594 transparent1600 unclose1606 unminced1648 even down1654 unreserved1654 rugged1678 plain sailing1707 whole-footed1744 sturdy1775 heart-in-mouth1827 jannock1828 straightforward1829 direct-dealing1830 undiplomatic1834 straight-ahead1836 straight-up-and-down1859 man to man1902 1827 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 693 You, I dare promise myself, will not be offended by my heart-in-mouth Openness. 2. That causes great apprehension or alarm; anxious; thrilling. Cf. to have one's heart in one's mouth at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 5b. ΚΠ 1928 Washington Post 6 May f4/3 A heart-in-mouth climax when Indians attack a tiny village and the hero saves the town. 1961 Times 15 Feb. 17/2 Some invaluable runs, with a mixture of heart-in-mouth singles, overthrows, and a few lusty blows. 1992 Sports Q. Winter 62/1 The only way to play this hole is to hit a heart-in-mouth second shot with a long to mid iron. 2009 K. Manson & J. Knight Sierra Leone v. 228 The real heart-in-mouth show in Sulima is watching the dugout fishing canoes negotiate the treacherous approach back to shore. B. adv. Usually without hyphens. Anxiously; apprehensively; with trepidation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adverb] fearfully1592 apprehensively1753 heart-in-mouth1858 1858 W. W. Sikes Bk. for Winter-evening Fireside 89 I sprang into the road, hat in hand and heart in mouth. 1901 House Beautiful Nov. 351/1 So, candle in hand and heart in mouth, we proceeded to the sitting-room. 1951 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 28 Mar. 14/5 I know many women with as much or more work, responsibility and children, who don't run heart-in-mouth every time the baby cries. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Nov. 4 Heart in mouth, I hurried home to be greeted by a gaunt figure in a wheelchair. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1827
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