English Lessons

Heart Idioms

Idioms and Slang

Oct 05 2007

rhyme_reason

Lesson

If you get discouraged, you 'lose heart'.

When I saw how good the other contestants were I began to lose heart a bit.
Don't lose heart. We can still do well.

At the moment you feel disappointed or discouraged your 'heart sinks'.

My heart sank when I saw how much work was left to do.
Her heart sank when she heard the bad news.

If you really really want to do or have something, you 'set your heart on' it.

I've set my heart on getting a Ferrari before I am thirty.
She set her heart on getting that job so she's very disappointed.

If you find encouragement from something, you 'take heart'.

I took heart from your words of encouragement.
We should take heart from our improved performance in Italy.

If you cannot refuse somebody something, even though you know it is not a good idea, you 'didn't have the heart to say no'.

She really wanted to borrow it and I didn't have the heart to say no.
When he pleaded with me, I didn't have the heart to say no.

If something will make you very sad, it will 'break your heart'.

It breaks my heart to sell my car but it's become too unreliable.
It breaks my heart to leave here. I've really enjoyed it.

If you care a lot about something, it is 'a subject close to your heart'.

Fighting world hunger is a subject close to my heart.
Punctuality is a subject close to my heart.

If somebody is very kind and generous to others, they have 'a heart of gold'.

He appears bad –tempered but he's got a heart of gold.
Under that gruff exterior lurks a heart of gold.

If you are no longer motivated to do something, your 'heart is not in it'.

I'm going to give up this job. My heart is not in it any more.
She went through the motions but her heart just wasn't in it.

Your truest inner feelings are your 'heart of hearts'.

In my heart of hearts, I never really wanted to leave here.
I'm happy in my management job but in my heart of hearts I'd rather still be a researcher.

If you change your mind, you 'have a change of heart'.

We weren't going to give him the promotion but then we had a change of heart.
After a change of heart, she finally agreed to move to Berlin.

If you are well-intentioned, your 'heart is in the right place'.

He is a bit rude sometimes but his heart is in the right place.
She makes a lot of mistakes but her heart is in the right place and she always does her best.

If you memorize something word by word you learn them 'by heart'.

I've decided to learn the English irregular verbs by heart.
There is no need to tell me about it. I've read so much about it that I know all the details by heart.

If you have an intimate discussion about your true feelings, you have a 'heart-to-heart' talk.

Something is bothering him. I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with him and find out what it is.
We need to have a heart-to-heart discussion and clear the air between us.

'At heart' can mean fundamentally, in one's deepest feelings.

He is a good all-round manager but at heart he's an engineer.
I want you to know that we have your best interests at heart in sending you to Berlin for a year.

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01:11 PM Nov 27 2007 \| Reply
tostine1960 Brazil	That is in interesting lesson,thanks for posting it!Congrats!

01:11 PM Nov 27 2007 | Reply

tostine1960

Brazil

That is in interesting lesson,thanks for posting it!Congrats!

05:39 AM Nov 30 2007 \| Reply
alex_100 Palestinian Territory, Occupied	hi is very nice text who write it firstly

05:39 AM Nov 30 2007 | Reply

alex_100

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

hi is very nice text who write it firstly

07:36 PM Dec 03 2007 \| Reply
Nass American Samoa	hi is very interesting lesson

07:36 PM Dec 03 2007 | Reply

Nass

American Samoa

is very interesting lesson

10:40 PM Jan 11 2008 \| Reply
avinashsingh00 Iraq	nice chapter ..really touched my heart ..thanks for it

10:40 PM Jan 11 2008 | Reply

avinashsingh00

Iraq

nice chapter ..really touched my heart ..thanks for it

12:23 PM Jan 31 2008 \| Reply
saudigirl Saudi Arabia	I like it so much.. thank u

12:23 PM Jan 31 2008 | Reply

saudigirl

Saudi Arabia

I like it so much..

thank u

06:13 PM Jan 31 2008 \| Reply
alico78 Saudi Arabia	I've set my heart on learning from you guys some good stuff like this:) thanks a lot…

06:13 PM Jan 31 2008 | Reply

alico78

Saudi Arabia

I've set my heart on learning from you guys some good stuff like this:)

thanks a lot…

09:26 AM Feb 06 2008 \| Reply
SiyFf Argentina	mmm very interesting lesson! ,,my husband has a heart of gold,,,,,,mmm and I need to learn the English irregular verbs by heart . :)

09:26 AM Feb 06 2008 | Reply

SiyFf

Argentina

mmm very interesting lesson! ,,my husband has a heart of gold,,,,,,mmm and I need to learn the English irregular verbs by heart . :)

10:02 PM Feb 11 2008 \| Reply
cute butterfly Kuwait	i love this topic because it is very interesting

10:02 PM Feb 11 2008 | Reply

cute butterfly

Kuwait

i love this topic because

it is very interesting

09:38 AM Feb 15 2008 \| Reply
lacadimi2007 Morocco	i f you dont have what you like like what you have i said if you don't have what you like search it

09:38 AM Feb 15 2008 | Reply

lacadimi2007

Morocco

i f you dont have what you like like what you have i said if you don't have what you like search it

09:39 AM Feb 15 2008 \| Reply
lacadimi2007 Morocco	do as i said don't do as i do

09:39 AM Feb 15 2008 | Reply

lacadimi2007

Morocco

do as i said don't do as i do

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