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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++heart1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 body organ 人体器官 [countable]HBBODY the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body 心（脏） Regular exercise is good for the heart. 经常锻炼对心脏有好处。 Can you hear my heart beating? 你能听见我的心跳吗？ Her cheeks were hot and her heart was pounding. 她脸颊发烫，心怦怦直跳。 My heart raced. Were we going to land safely? 我心跳得厉害。我们能安全着陆吗？ Daniel had no history of heart problems. 丹尼尔没有心脏病史。 She suffers from a rare heart condition. 她患有罕见的心脏病。 His breathing and heart rate were now normal. 他的呼吸和心率现在都正常了。 →5 see picture at 见图 human12 emotions/love 感情/爱 [countable]EMOTIONAL the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings 心，内心；感情 His heart was full of anger and grief. 他的内心充满愤怒和悲伤。 The plight of the refugees had tugged at the nation’s heart. 难民们的困境牵动了全国民众的心。 The doctor had an extremely kind heart. 那位医生有一颗特别善良的心。 She could hardly speak for the ache in her heart. 她难以表达心中的痛苦。 It would break Kate’s heart (=make her extremely sad) to leave the lovely old house. 离开那美丽的老房子会让凯特心碎的。 He left the country with a heavy heart (=great sadness). 他心情沉重地离开了那个国家。 Edith loved her boy with all her heart and soul. 伊迪丝全心全意地爱她的儿子。 I was still pretty innocent then when it came to affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love and sex). 说到爱情，我当时还是那么单纯。 a woman with a heart of gold (=very kind character) 有着一颗金子般的心的女人 Sometimes I think he’s got a heart of stone (=very cruel character). 有时候我觉得他铁石心肠。 I’m glad I followed my heart rather than my head for once. 我很高兴这一回我顺从了感情而不是理智。 My father told me never to let my heart rule my head. 父亲告诫我永远不要让感情左右理智。kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc (=having a kind, unkind, cruel etc character) 好心肠的/冷酷无情的/硬心肠的等 He thinks of himself as a warm-hearted and caring human being. 他认为自己是个热心肠、有爱心的人。3 your chest 胸部 [countable usually singular]BODY the part of your chest near your heart 胸部近心处，心口处 He put his hand on his heart. 他用手按着心口。4. CFshape 形状 [countable] a shape used to represent a heart 心形5 from the (bottom of your) heart REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALwith great sincerity and strength of feeling 从内心；真心地 Leonard spoke from the heart. 伦纳德说的是真心话。 I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 我要衷心地感谢你。 She sang the songs straight from the heart. 她深情演唱了那些歌曲。6 in your heart (of hearts) SUREif you know, feel, or believe something in your heart, you are secretly sure about it although you may not admit it 在心底里，在内心深处7 important part of STH 某事物的重要部分MAIN [singular] the most important or central part of a problem, question etc 中心，核心；关键8 encouragement 鼓励 [uncountable] confidence and courage 信心；勇气9 at heart CHARACTER/PERSONALITYif you are a particular kind of person at heart, that is the kind of person that you really are even though you may appear or behave differently 本质上，心底里；实际上10 the centre of an area 地区的中心 [countable]MIDDLE the middle part of an area furthest from the edge 中心（地区）11 close/dear to somebody’s heart LIKE somebody OR somethingLIKE/SIMILARvery important to someone 为某人所爱[重视]的12 the hearts and minds of somebody the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes a group of people have about a particular subject, which is a combination of their strong emotional feelings and their calm and sensible thoughts 某类人的感情和思想13 by heart REMEMBERwhen you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly 单凭记忆；能背诵14 somebody’s heart sinks used to say that someone suddenly lost hope and began to feel unhappy 某人的心沉了下去15 with all your heart VERYwith all your strength, energy, or emotion 全心全意地，真心实意地16 take something to heart UPSETto consider what someone says to you very seriously, often because it upsets you 把某事放在心上；为某事耿耿于怀17 somebody’s heart goes out to somebody SYMPATHIZEused to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy towards another person 某人非常同情某人18 card games 纸牌游戏19 do something to your heart’s content OFTENto do something as much as you want 痛快地[尽情地]做某事20 somebody’s heart misses/skips a beat used to say that someone suddenly feels a moment of fear or excitement 某人心跳停顿了一下〔表示突然感到惊恐或兴奋〕21 set your heart on something to want something very much 非常想得到某物，渴望得到某物22 a man/woman etc after my own heart LIKE somebody OR somethingsomeone who likes the same things or behaves in the same way that you do 和我趣味相投[情投意合]的男人/女人等23 cry/sing etc your heart out if you cry, sing etc your heart out, you do it with all your energy or emotion 号啕大哭/放声歌唱等24 your heart’s desire/everything your heart could desire ALL/EVERYTHINGthe one thing you want most, or everything that you could possibly want 最渴望的事/一切可能的愿望25 not have the heart to do something CAN'Tto be unable to do something because it will make someone unhappy 不忍心做某事26 somebody’s heart isn’t in it WANTused to say that someone does not really want to do something 某人的心不在此事上〔指并非真心想做某事〕27 do something out of the goodness of your heart to do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward 出于好意做某事28 take somebody to your heart if people take someone to their hearts, they like them very much 非常喜爱某人29 vegetable 蔬菜 [countable]HBPDF the firm middle part of some vegetables 菜心30. give/lose your heart to somebody to start to love someone very much 爱上某人31. my heart was in my mouth FRIGHTENEDused to say that you suddenly felt very afraid 我的心都快跳出来了〔指突然感到害怕〕32 somebody’s heart is in the right place informalKIND used to say that someone is really a kind person and has the right feelings about something important 某人心地是善良的，某人的用心是好的33. it does your heart good to see/hear something HAPPYused to say that something makes you feel happy 很高兴看到/听到某事物34 somebody’s heart leaps literarySAD/UNHAPPY used to say that someone suddenly feels happy and full of hope 某人的心怦怦乱跳〔指突然感到高兴、充满希望〕35 be in good heart formalHAPPY to feel happy and confident 情绪高昂；兴高采烈36. have a heart! NICEused to tell someone not to be too strict or unkind – used humorously 发发善心吧！做做好事吧！〔幽默用法〕37. know the way to somebody’s heart HAPPYto know the way to please someone – used humorously 知道如何讨好某人〔幽默用法〕38. my heart bleeds (for somebody) SYMPATHIZE#used to say that you do not really feel any sympathy towards someone （某人）真可怜 〔反语，表示并非真的同情某人〕 → a broken heart at broken2(9), → cross my heart at cross1(11), → have a change of heart at change2(1), → sick at heart at sick1(9), → strike at the heart of something at strike1(7), → wear your heart on your sleeve at wear1(8), → win somebody’s heart at win1(3) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body 心（脏）verbssomebody’s heart beats 某人的心跳动Her heart was beating fast. 她的心跳得很快。somebody’s heart pounds/thuds/thumps (=it beats very strongly) 某人的心怦怦地跳He reached the top, his heart pounding. 他到达顶部，心怦怦直跳。somebody’s heart races (=it beats very fast) 某人的心急速跳动nWas there someone in the alley? Joe’s heart began to race.heart + NOUNheart trouble/problems 心脏病You should not take this medication if you have heart problems. 心脏病患者不能服用这种药。heart disease 心脏病Smoking increases the risk of heart disease. 吸烟会增加罹患心脏病的风险。a heart condition (=something wrong with your heart) 心脏（疾）病The baby was born with a heart condition. 这个婴儿生来就有心脏病。somebody’s heart rate (=the number of times someone’s heart beats per minute) 某人的心率nYour heart rate increases as you exercise.adjectiveshealthy 健康的Eating oily fish can help maintain a healthy heart. 食用高脂鱼类有利于心脏健康。a bad/weak heart (=an unhealthy heart) 不健康的/衰弱的心脏nThe effort proved too much for her weak heart.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings 心，内心；感情adjectivesa good/kind heart (=a kind character)My father had a good heart.a big heart (=a kind and generous character)She may be only small, but she has a big heart.a soft heart (=a kind and sympathetic character)Julia’s soft heart had been touched by Minnie’s grief.a cold/hard heart (=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people)It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.a heavy heart (=feeling very sad)She made her way to the hospital with a heavy heart.a light heart (=feeling happy)Paul left for home with a light heart.a broken heart (=feeling very sad because of a problem in love)I wonder how many broken hearts Carlo was responsible for.verbsbreak somebody’s heart (=make someone feel very sad)It broke my heart to see him so sick.follow your heart (= do what your emotions want you to do)Go for it. Follow your heart. Who cares what everyone else thinks?somebody’s heart aches (=to feel very sad)It made his heart ache to look at herphrasesheart and soul (=all your feelings)She loved Peter with all her heart and soul.affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love)I had little experience of affairs of the heart.somebody’s heart rules their head (=someone makes decisions based on emotions rather than careful thought)He has never been one to let his heart rule his head.a heart of gold (=a very kind character)She was rather brisk in manner but with a heart of gold.a heart of stone (=a very cruel character)You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel sorry for them.be in good heart (=to be happy and confident)The team was in good heart, despite their loss this weekend.be sick at heart (=to feel very unhappy)He was too sick at heart to know what to say.Examples from the Corpus
heart• After visiting a heart specialist, Tom discovered she had heart valve damage, court papers said.• We have your interests at heart.• And her heart gave just a little kick of worry as she turned to Ted Morgan again.• Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.• My heart was beating so fast I thought it would burst.• Therefore I have no heart, and can not love.• It lacks light and shade, the conviction and theatrical intensity that drives words straight into people's hearts.• Money always lies at the heart of our fights.• It was a Series that played at the heart of the modern entertainment dilemma.• Eating too many fatty foods is bad for the heart.• Let's stop talking about irrelevant issues, and get to the heart of the matter.• This new book gets to the heart of the controversy over nuclear power.• Put your hand on your heart and repeat after me.heart rate• Long-term, chronic anger also means increases in blood cholesterol and heart rates, and a decrease in immunity.• Prolonged high levels of cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart rate tax the cardiovascular system.• Pulse oximetry was used to monitor oxygen saturation and heart rate.• Exercise promotes beneficial changes in the body. Heart rate and blood pressure are lowered at rest and at exercise.• Like digestion, heart rate, respiration, or perspiration, sleep is an involuntary function of the autonomic nervous system.• Isoproterenol to increase heart rate can be tried cautiously until pacing is instituted.• In this way heart rate, respiration rate, oxygen consumption, and muscle tension all reduce without conscious effort.• After a minute of this, your heart rate has slowed by 20 percent.kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc• She would regularly pour out her heart to the kind-hearted friend who she has known since her teenage days.get to the heart of• Only by changing themselves can organizations get back into the game and get to the heart of things.• Reflection gets to the heart of the matter, the truth of things.• These questions are important ones, because they get to the heart of our concern about higher education.• Eckert wants to get to the heart of the problem, so it can be prevented in the future.take ... heart• Cambridge can take heart from Goldie's substantial victory over Isis.• But the communicators can take heart.• However the Tories, who have gone into coalition only in times of great national danger, can take heart from history.• Having thus cleverly disarmed his remarks, he effectively placed the onus for taking them to heart squarely on Robby.• The association has taken heart from a recent prosecution which saw one offender fined £20,000.• Martin has taken to heart the always-good advice to write about what you know.• He slipped out, and soon others took heart in his boldness and slipped out too.• If progress seems agonizingly slow, take heart.at the heart of something• Government rules on the provision of services are at the heart of the way societies treat their citizens.• Between them, these statements identify three characteristics at the heart of educational research.• And suddenly he was standing in an open-air courtyard at the heart of the house.• Though selection of countries lies at the heart of comparison, selection without reflection may lead to serious problems of inference.• Self-discovery lies at the heart of changing skills and behaviors.• Supporters claim the policy lies at the heart of their efforts to impose financial hardships on the Castro regime.• That is the issue which lies at the heart of Mr. Thorpe's case.• We want to set up an event that will make it appear they have struck at the heart of our government.heart2 verb [transitive] informal nto like something or someone very much – used especially on the Internet and in magazines We heart this cute little dress.Origin heart Old English heorteheart1 noun →10-19 →20-29 →30-38
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heart S1 W1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/
noun
1. BODY ORGAN [countable] the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body:
Regular exercise is good for the heart.
Can you hear my heart beating?
Her cheeks were hot and her heart was pounding.
My heart raced. Were we going to land safely?
Daniel had no history of heart problems.
She suffers from a rare heart condition.
His breathing and heart rate were now normal.
2. EMOTIONS/LOVE [countable] the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings:
His heart was full of anger and grief.
The plight of the refugees had tugged at the nation’s heart.
The doctor had an extremely kind heart.
She could hardly speak for the ache in her heart.
It would break Kate’s heart (=make her extremely sad) to leave the lovely old house.
He left the country with a heavy heart (=great sadness).
Edith loved her boy with all her heart and soul.
I was still pretty innocent then when it came to affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love and sex).
a woman with a heart of gold (=very kind character)
Sometimes I think he’s got a heart of stone (=very cruel character).
I’m glad I followed my heart rather than my head for once.
My father told me never to let my heart rule my head.
kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc (=having a kind, unkind, cruel etc character)
He thinks of himself as a warm-hearted and caring human being.
3. YOUR CHEST [countable usually singular] the part of your chest near your heart:
He put his hand on his heart.
4. SHAPE [countable] a shape used to represent a heart
5. from the (bottom of your) heart with great sincerity and strength of feeling:
Leonard spoke from the heart.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
She sang the songs straight from the heart.
6. in your heart (of hearts) if you know, feel, or believe something in your heart, you are secretly sure about it although you may not admit it:
In her heart she knew she would never go.
Deep in his heart , he wanted Laura back.
7. IMPORTANT PART OF SOMETHING [singular] the most important or central part of a problem, question etc
the heart of something
difficult issues at the heart of science policy
We must get to the heart of the problem.
8. ENCOURAGEMENT [uncountable] confidence and courage:
This inspiring service gave us new heart.
We mustn’t lose heart when people complain.
We’ve got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we won.
9. at heart if you are a particular kind of person at heart, that is the kind of person that you really are even though you may appear or behave differently:
He may be a working class boy at heart, but his lifestyle has been transformed.
Let’s face it, we’re all romantics at heart. ⇨ have sb’s (best) interests at heart at interest1(5), ⇨ young at heart at young1(5)
10. THE CENTRE OF AN AREA [countable] the middle part of an area furthest from the edge
in the heart of something
a house in the heart of London
at the heart of something
an old house at the heart of an ancient forest
11. close/dear to sb’s heart very important to someone:
The President liked to go to Williamsburg, a place close to his heart.
Money is dear to Kathleen’s heart.
12. the hearts and minds of somebody the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes a group of people have about a particular subject, which is a combination of their strong emotional feelings and their calm and sensible thoughts:
The president must try to win the hearts and minds of the voters.
13. by heart when you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly:
After a few days of phoning Stephanie, he knew her number by heart.
Actors have to learn their lines by heart.
14. sb’s heart sinks used to say that someone suddenly lost hope and began to feel unhappy:
Her heart sank when she saw the number of books she had to read.
15. with all your heart with all your strength, energy, or emotion:
He hates Los Angeles with all his heart.
We sang the hymn with all our hearts.
16. take something to heart to consider what someone says to you very seriously, often because it upsets you:
Anne took his criticisms very much to heart.
We took Stephen’s warnings to heart.
17. sb’s heart goes out to somebody used to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy towards another person:
My heart goes out to the families of the victims.
18. CARD GAMES
a. [countable] a heart shape printed in red on a playing card
b. hearts [plural] the suit (=set) of playing cards that have these shapes on them:
the ace of hearts
c. [countable] one of the cards in this set:
Have you got any hearts?
19. do something to your heart’s content to do something as much as you want:
She had lazed around the pool to her heart’s content.
The dog can run to its heart’s content out there.
20. sb’s heart misses/skips a beat used to say that someone suddenly feels a moment of fear or excitement:
His heart missed a beat as he saw the body of a small child at the water’s edge.
21. set your heart on something to want something very much:
His father bought him the bike he had set his heart on.
She had set her heart on becoming a hairdresser.
22. a man/woman etc after my own heart someone who likes the same things or behaves in the same way that you do:
Geoff really is a man after my own heart.
23. cry/sing etc your heart out if you cry, sing etc your heart out, you do it with all your energy or emotion:
He found me crying my heart out and was so kind. ⇨ eat your heart out at eat(4), ⇨ pour your heart out at pour
24. your heart’s desire/everything your heart could desire the one thing you want most, or everything that you could possibly want:
To have a baby was her heart’s desire.
25. not have the heart to do something to be unable to do something because it will make someone unhappy:
I didn’t have the heart to tell her that her beautiful vase was broken.
26. sb’s heart isn’t in it used to say that someone does not really want to do something:
She’s getting bored with the job and her heart’s not in it.
27. do something out of the goodness of your heart to do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward:
All these people were helping us out of the goodness of their hearts.
28. take somebody to your heart if people take someone to their hearts, they like them very much:
The fans have taken Hudson to their hearts.
29. VEGETABLE [countable] the firm middle part of some vegetables:
artichoke hearts
30. give/lose your heart to somebody to start to love someone very much
31. my heart was in my mouth used to say that you suddenly felt very afraid
32. sb’s heart is in the right place informal used to say that someone is really a kind person and has the right feelings about something important:
I don’t think his idea will work, though his heart’s in the right place.
33. it does your heart good to see/hear something used to say that something makes you feel happy
34. sb’s heart leaps literary used to say that someone suddenly feels happy and full of hope:
‘I couldn’t live without you,’ he said and Jane’s heart leapt.
35. be in good heart formal to feel happy and confident:
The team are in good heart and ready for the season’s matches.
36. have a heart! used to tell someone not to be too strict or unkind – used humorously
37. know the way to sb’s heart to know the way to please someone – used humorously
38. my heart bleeds (for somebody) used to say that you do not really feel any sympathy towards someone
⇨ a broken heart at broken2(9), ⇨ cross my heart at cross1(11), ⇨ have a change of heart at change2(1), ⇨ sick at heart at sick1(9), ⇨ strike at the heart of something at strike1(7), ⇨ wear your heart on your sleeve at wear1(8), ⇨ win sb’s heart at win1(3)
■ verbs
▪sb’s heart beats Her heart was beating fast.
▪sb’s heart pounds/thuds/thumps (=it beats very strongly) He reached the top, his heart pounding.
▪sb’s heart races (=it beats very fast) Was there someone in the alley? Joe’s heart began to race.
■ heart + NOUN
▪heart trouble/problems You should not take this medication if you have heart problems.
▪heart disease Smoking increases the risk of heart disease.
▪a heart condition (=something wrong with your heart) The baby was born with a heart condition.
▪sb’s heart rate (=the number of times someone’s heart beats per minute) Your heart rate increases as you exercise.
■ adjectives
▪healthy Eating oily fish can help maintain a healthy heart.
▪a bad/weak heart (=an unhealthy heart) The effort proved too much for her weak heart.
■ adjectives
▪a good/kind heart (=a kind character) My father had a good heart.
▪a big heart (=a kind and generous character) She may be only small, but she has a big heart.
▪a soft heart (=a kind and sympathetic character) Julia’s soft heart had been touched by Minnie’s grief.
▪a cold/hard heart (=used about someone who does not feel sympathy for other people) It takes a hard heart not to be moved by these images of suffering.
▪a heavy heart (=feeling very sad) She made her way to the hospital with a heavy heart.
▪a light heart (=feeling happy) Paul left for home with a light heart.
▪a broken heart (=feeling very sad because of a problem in love) I wonder how many broken hearts Carlo was responsible for.
■ verbs
▪break sb’s heart (=make someone feel very sad) It broke my heart to see him so sick.
▪follow your heart (= do what your emotions want you to do) Go for it. Follow your heart. Who cares what everyone else thinks?
▪sb’s heart aches (=to feel very sad) It made his heart ache to look at her
■ phrases
▪heart and soul (=all your feelings) She loved Peter with all her heart and soul.
▪affairs of the heart (=matters relating to love) I had little experience of affairs of the heart.
▪sb’s heart rules their head (=someone makes decisions based on emotions rather than careful thought) He has never been one to let his heart rule his head.
▪a heart of gold (=a very kind character) She was rather brisk in manner but with a heart of gold.
▪a heart of stone (=a very cruel character) You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel sorry for them.
▪be in good heart (=to be happy and confident) The team was in good heart, despite their loss this weekend.
▪be sick at heart (=to feel very unhappy) He was too sick at heart to know what to say.
heart S1 W1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/
noun Word Family: adjective: heartened ≠ disheartened, heartening ≠ disheartening, heartless, hearty; noun: heart, heartlessness, heartiness; adverb: heartily, heartlessly, hearteningly ≠ dishearteningly; verb: hearten ≠ dishearten
Language: Old English
Origin: heorte
Origin: heorte
1. BODY ORGAN [countable] the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body:
2. EMOTIONS/LOVE [countable] the part of you that feels strong emotions and feelings:
kind-hearted/cold-hearted/hard-hearted etc (=having a kind, unkind, cruel etc character)
3. YOUR CHEST [countable usually singular] the part of your chest near your heart:
4. SHAPE [countable] a shape used to represent a heart
5. from the (bottom of your) heart with great sincerity and strength of feeling:
6. in your heart (of hearts) if you know, feel, or believe something in your heart, you are secretly sure about it although you may not admit it:
7. IMPORTANT PART OF SOMETHING [singular] the most important or central part of a problem, question etc
the heart of something
8. ENCOURAGEMENT [uncountable] confidence and courage:
9. at heart if you are a particular kind of person at heart, that is the kind of person that you really are even though you may appear or behave differently:
10. THE CENTRE OF AN AREA [countable] the middle part of an area furthest from the edge
in the heart of something
at the heart of something
11. close/dear to sb’s heart very important to someone:
12. the hearts and minds of somebody the thoughts, emotions, and attitudes a group of people have about a particular subject, which is a combination of their strong emotional feelings and their calm and sensible thoughts:
13. by heart when you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly:
14. sb’s heart sinks used to say that someone suddenly lost hope and began to feel unhappy:
15. with all your heart with all your strength, energy, or emotion:
16. take something to heart to consider what someone says to you very seriously, often because it upsets you:
17. sb’s heart goes out to somebody used to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy towards another person:
18. CARD GAMES
a. [countable] a heart shape printed in red on a playing card
b. hearts [plural] the suit (=set) of playing cards that have these shapes on them:
c. [countable] one of the cards in this set:
19. do something to your heart’s content to do something as much as you want:
20. sb’s heart misses/skips a beat used to say that someone suddenly feels a moment of fear or excitement:
21. set your heart on something to want something very much:
22. a man/woman etc after my own heart someone who likes the same things or behaves in the same way that you do:
23. cry/sing etc your heart out if you cry, sing etc your heart out, you do it with all your energy or emotion:
24. your heart’s desire/everything your heart could desire the one thing you want most, or everything that you could possibly want:
25. not have the heart to do something to be unable to do something because it will make someone unhappy:
26. sb’s heart isn’t in it used to say that someone does not really want to do something:
27. do something out of the goodness of your heart to do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward:
28. take somebody to your heart if people take someone to their hearts, they like them very much:
29. VEGETABLE [countable] the firm middle part of some vegetables:
30. give/lose your heart to somebody to start to love someone very much
31. my heart was in my mouth used to say that you suddenly felt very afraid
32. sb’s heart is in the right place informal used to say that someone is really a kind person and has the right feelings about something important:
33. it does your heart good to see/hear something used to say that something makes you feel happy
34. sb’s heart leaps literary used to say that someone suddenly feels happy and full of hope:
35. be in good heart formal to feel happy and confident:
36. have a heart! used to tell someone not to be too strict or unkind – used humorously
37. know the way to sb’s heart to know the way to please someone – used humorously
38. my heart bleeds (for somebody) used to say that you do not really feel any sympathy towards someone
⇨ a broken heart at broken2(9), ⇨ cross my heart at cross1(11), ⇨ have a change of heart at change2(1), ⇨ sick at heart at sick1(9), ⇨ strike at the heart of something at strike1(7), ⇨ wear your heart on your sleeve at wear1(8), ⇨ win sb’s heart at win1(3)
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