open up (about someone or something) (with someone)
- open up (about someone or something) (with someone)
open up (about someone or something) (with someone) & open up (on someone or something) (with someone)
to speak freely about someone or something; to speak a great deal about someone or something. •
After a while, he began to open up about his disagreements.
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He opened up with us about the accident.
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She opened up on Fred with Alice.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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