unburden oneself to n construction

Form

NP
Speaker
unburden
-self
to
NP
Addressee

Examples

Speaker Betty
unburden unburdened
-self herself
to to
Addressee [her interviewer]
with characteristic frankness.

Meaning

A Speaker tells an Addressee about something which he or she has been secretly worrying about.

Roles

Speaker
Someone who has secretly been worrying about something and tells the Addressee about it.
Addressee
Someone to whom the Speaker talks.

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Phraseological constructions