wear something on one's sleeve

English - English

Definition of wear something on one's sleeve in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

wear some·thing on one's sleeve

Turkish pronunciation

wer sʌmthîng ôn wʌnz sliv

Pronunciation

/ˈwer ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ ˈôn ˈwənz ˈslēv/ /ˈwɛr ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈsliːv/

Etymology

() From the patches worn by United States military and other uniformed personnel.