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The quote is from Othello, Act I, scene i. Iago tells Roderigo that "when my outward action doth demonstrate/The native act and figure of my heart/In complement extern, 'tis not long after/That I will wear my heart upon my sleeve/For daws to peck at." The phrase has since become a well-worn cliche. Its obvious meaning is "to be up-front, open and unguarded in displaying one's emotions." Take it from there.Posted by Charles Weinstein on March 19, 1997 at 14:29:33
In Reply to "Heart on my sleeve" posted by Benjamin Deane on March 19, 1997 at 09:22:24
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