confide in
phrasal verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
Definition of confide 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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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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