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After one's own heart
well-liked for agreeing with one's own feelings, interests and ideas
My new boss loves to go fishing every weekend. He is a man after my own heart.

At heart
In spite of, in reality
He seems to be very angry all the time but at heart he is a very gentle person.

Break one's heart
Make very sad or helpless
It broke my heart to see the woman fall down during the race after she had tried so hard.


Change of heart
A change in way one feels about something
I had a change of heart about not going to Europe for my holiday and finally decided to go.

Cross one's heart and hope to die
Say that what one has said is true (often used by children)
I promise that I will meet you tomorrow. Cross my heart and hope to die.

Eat one's heart out
Grieve long and hopelessly for something, want something
You can eat your heart out but I won't give you a piece of this chocolate bar.

From the bottom of one's heart
With great feeling, sincerely
My sister thanked the man from the bottom of her heart for saving her dog's life.

From the heart
Sincerely, honestly
The President gave a speech from the heart after the terrible earthquake.

Get to the heart of (a\the matter)
Understand the most important thing about something
It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the matter about the new employee.

(someone's) heart goes out to (someone)
one feels very sorry for, one feels sympathy for
My heart goes out to the victims of the hurricane that recently struck.

Heart is in the right place
Kindhearted, sympathetic or well-meaning
Although she makes a lot of mistakes her heart is in the right place.

Heart of gold
A kind, generous or forgiving nature
My grandmother has a heart of gold and is always willing to help a stranger.

Heart of stone
A nature without pity
The man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone.

Heart skips a beat
Be startled or exited from surprise, joy or fright
My heart skipped a beat when I saw my name on the television screen.

Heart stands still
Be very frightened or worried
My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car.

Heart-to-heart
Speaking freely and seriously about something private
I had a heart-to-heart talk wit my girlfriend last evening.

Heavy heart
A feeling of being weighed down with sorrow, unhappiness.
We left the meeting with a heavy heart when we heard that our boss would soon have to leave the company because of the illness.

Lose heart
Feel discouraged because of failure, lose hope of success
I tried not to lose heart even though I had failed my drier's exam for the second time.

Open one's heart
Talk about one's feelings honestly, confide in someone
She suddenly opened her heart when I began talking to her on the bus.

Search one's heart\soul
Study one's reasons and acts, try to discover if one has been fair and honest
I spent a lot of time searching my soul in order to try and find out why my girlfriend had left me.

Have one's heart set on
Want very much
I had my heart set on getting a dog for my birthday when I was a child but I never got one.

Take heart
Be encouraged, feel braver and want to try
He took heart in the fact that his son was still going to school even though he was failing most of his courses.

Wear one's heart on one's sleeve
Show one's feelings openly
After the going away party the salesman wore his heart on his sleeve.

With all one's heart
With great feeling, sincerely
I tried with all my heart to get my friend to go with me for a holiday but he wouldn't come.

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