confide in
phrasal verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
: to tell personal and private things to (someone)
She often confides in me.
He had no one to confide in.
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Another possibility would be to confide in a friend or colleague, though that can be tricky and a roll of the dice.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Violette is at the heart of this small world, populated by the local gravediggers and a young priest as well as the many visitors, who stop by her lodge and confide in her about their lives and lost ones.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Peer-to-peer support groups are founded on these simple ideas: First, that a young person is more likely to confide in another young person.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
This applies to the mundane (your text conversations), the logistical (who suggests the next coffee date) and deeper exchanges (confiding in each other about more significant issues).
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Violette is at the heart of this small world, populated by the local gravediggers and a young priest as well as the many visitors, who stop by her lodge and confide in her about their lives and lost ones.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Peer-to-peer support groups are founded on these simple ideas: First, that a young person is more likely to confide in another young person.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
This applies to the mundane (your text conversations), the logistical (who suggests the next coffee date) and deeper exchanges (confiding in each other about more significant issues).
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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