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Daily English Pod
Daily English Pod is a space for learning English beyond grammar and textbooks.
During the week, you’ll learn practical vocabulary, expressions, idioms, and real-life English, the language people actually use in everyday conversations, emotions, and work.
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Open up
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Open up
To open up means to start talking honestly about your emotions, experiences, or thoughts, especially things that are private or difficult.
Examples:
1- He never used to talk about his past, but after a few long walks, he started to open up.
2- The documentary was powerful—the actor really opened up about her mental health journey.
Hello and welcome back to Daily English! Today’s phrasal verb is “open up.” Once again—open up.
Let’s see if you can guess what it means from these clues:
- It took weeks, but eventually, Mia opened up to her therapist about how she was really feeling.
Your friend’s been quiet all evening, and you gently say, “Hey, I’m here if you want to open up.”
What do these moments have in common? Exactly—they all involve sharing personal thoughts or feelings.
What does “open up” mean? To open up means to start talking honestly about your emotions, experiences, or thoughts, especially things that are private or difficult.
Examples:
“He never used to talk about his past, but after a few long walks, he started to open up.”
“Sometimes it’s hard to open up, even to people who care about us.”
“The documentary was powerful—the actor really opened up about her mental health journey.”
Have you ever found it difficult to open up to someone? Or has someone recently opened up to you and trusted you with something personal?