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07-Aug-2009, 19:58

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Looking for an idiom meaning...

Hi everyone,
I am looking for an idiom meaning more or less like this:

"You ask someone how he is and he starts to tell all his problems to you"

Thanks a lot!
Emel

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07-Aug-2009, 22:26

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Re: Looking for an idiom meaning...

Often, when a person is telling you more than you want to hear, we say he is "spilling his guts."

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