Idioms containing HEART
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BARE YOUR HEART / SOUL
to tell someone your secret thoughts and feelings
1. We don't know each other that well. I certainly wouldn't bare my soul to her.
2. Friends often advise each other to bare their hearts during tough times.
2. Friends often advise each other to bare their hearts during tough times.
BREAK ONE'S HEART
to make someone very sad
1. It breaks my heart to see him so unhappy.
2. He's broken a lot of girls' hearts.
2. He's broken a lot of girls' hearts.
BY HEART
exactly and from your memory (1); learned in such a way that you can repeat it from memory (2)
1. She baked muffins from recipes she knew by heart.
2. My father can still recite the poems he learned by heart at school.
2. My father can still recite the poems he learned by heart at school.
CHANGE OF HEART
a reversal of attitude
1. Karen told her boss that she planned to leave the company, but after the boss offered her a pay raise, she had a change of heart and agreed to stay.
2. The girl’s parents said no at first, but then they had a change of heart and let her go to the dance.
2. The girl’s parents said no at first, but then they had a change of heart and let her go to the dance.
CROSS ONE'S HEART
to promise or pledge, esp by making the sign of a cross over one's heart
1. That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!
2. Don’t tell anyone else about this, will you? - Cross my heart, I won’t.
2. Don’t tell anyone else about this, will you? - Cross my heart, I won’t.
EAT (ONE'S) HEART OUT
to suffer silently in a hopeless situation
1. Mike thought Sue would eventually marry him. Now that she has married Tony, he’s eating his heart out
2. Kevin tried to take the job that was rightfully mine by telling my boss that I had stolen money from the company. When I got the promotion anyway, all I could say to him was, “ Eat your heart out ”
2. Kevin tried to take the job that was rightfully mine by telling my boss that I had stolen money from the company. When I got the promotion anyway, all I could say to him was, “ Eat your heart out ”
GIVE HEART TO SOMEONE
to make someone feels more confident or happy about smth.
1. She gave heart to her friend who was going through a difficult time by offering a listening ear and words of encouragement.
2. It gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves.
2. It gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves.
HAVE A HEART OF GOLD
to be very kind and generous
1. A woman with a heart of gold gives us lodging for the night.
2. But deep down, he had a heart of gold.
2. But deep down, he had a heart of gold.
HAVE ONE'S HEART IN ONE'S MOUTH
to be full of fear or nervous anticipation
1. He wanted to do the courageous thing, but his heart was in his mouth.
2. My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter.
2. My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter.
HAVE ONE'S HEART IN SMTH.
to have enthusiasm for smth.
1. My mom really has her heart in her new business.
2. I didn't have my heart in this work, my heart wasn't in this work.
2. I didn't have my heart in this work, my heart wasn't in this work.
HAVE SMTH. AT HEART
to place a lot of value or importance on smth.
1. I have your health at heart.
2. I knew it, you selfish jerk! You've only had your own interests at heart this whole time!
2. I knew it, you selfish jerk! You've only had your own interests at heart this whole time!
HEART TO HEART
serious and intimate
1. I have to talk to you about something that is serious and very important to both of us. I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with you
2. You always make a joke about everything, and you never talk to me seriously about things that are important. Don’t you ever talk heart to heart with anyone?
2. You always make a joke about everything, and you never talk to me seriously about things that are important. Don’t you ever talk heart to heart with anyone?
SET ONE'S HEART AGAINST SMTH.
to be or become resolutely determined not to do, experience, or acquire smth.
1. No, they've set their hearts against coming with us.
2. She had set her heart against selling the statue.
2. She had set her heart against selling the statue.
SET ONE'S HEART ON SMTH.
to want to get or achieve smth. very much
1. She's set her heart on having a pony.
2. He had always set his heart on a career in the fine arts.
2. He had always set his heart on a career in the fine arts.
TAKE SMTH. TO HEART
to think about smth. seriously, often because it upsets you
1. Don't take it to heart - he was only joking about your hair.
2. She was prone to take criticism too much to heart.
2. She was prone to take criticism too much to heart.
TEAR ONE'S HEART OUT
to make someone very sad
1. The thought of those poor, hungry children is tearing my heart out.
2. Can't you see you're tearing Jane's heart out? Why do you have to treat her that way?
2. Can't you see you're tearing Jane's heart out? Why do you have to treat her that way?
WEAR (ONE'S) HEART ON (ONE'S) SLEEVE
to display one’s feelings openly
1. Richard has never made a secret of his love for Jane. He has always worn his heart on his sleeve.
2. If you want to attract someone, sometimes you have to pretend you don’t really care rather than wearing your heart on your sleeve.
2. If you want to attract someone, sometimes you have to pretend you don’t really care rather than wearing your heart on your sleeve.
WITH HALF A HEART
with only a little or moderate amount of enthusiasm or interest; in an uninspired manner
1. You can't go out and play with half a heart and expect to win. You have to play with everything you've got!
2. Whatever we do with half a heart remains undone.
2. Whatever we do with half a heart remains undone.
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