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.