JLPT N2Idioms

腹を割って話す

Meaning
本音を隠さずに率直に話す
Explanation
「腹を割って話す」 means to speak one's true feelings frankly without concealment. c1 「黙って聞く (listen silently)」 and c4 「怒って強く言う (speak forcefully in anger)」 are matters of attitude in speaking and differ from the core of revealing true feelings.
Original Japanese explanation

「腹を割って話す」は、隠し事をせず本音を率直に打ち明けること。c1「黙って聞く」やc4「怒って強く言う」は話す態度の問題で、本音を明かすという核心とは異なります。

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