Twenty Five Idioms about the Heart

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With Valentine’s Day just days away, this week we’re looking at idioms that concern the heart. Click here to read last year’s Valentine’s Day post.

“Eat your heart out!” – an expression used to tell someone you think they will experience jealousy, regret, or anguish
From the bottom of my heart – with utmost sincerity (and usually regret)
“Have a heart!” – “Show some pity!”, “Try and be sympathetic!”
Heart and soul – energy, enthusiasm
In a heartbeat – immediately
“My heart bleeds for/goes out to…” – “I feel very sorry for/sympathetic towards…”
To find it in your heart to do something – to summon up willingness to do something
To follow your heart – to act according to your emotions and desires and not necessarily in the most rational, sensible way
To get to the heart of something – to understand the central, most essential aspect of something
To have a change of heart – to change your mind
To have a heart of gold/stone – to be generous and kind/cold and cruel
To have a heart to heart – to have an intimate conversation
To have your heart miss/skip a beat – to be startled or surprised
To have your heart in the right place – to be well intentioned
To have your heart set against something – to be against something
To have your heart set on something – to want something very much
To know in your heart of hearts – to know something as true despite not wanting to believe it
To know/learn something off by heart – to know something from memory/to memorise something
To lose heart – to give up, to feel discouraged, to lose hope
To not have your heart in something – to not really want to do something
To pour your heart out – to vent your feelings
To take something to heart – to take something seriously (and usually with offence)
To tug at someone’s heartstrings – to appeal to someone’s emotions, to make someone feel sad, guilty, and/or sympathetic
To wear your heart on your sleeve – to openly express your feelings
With a heavy heart – with sorrow and regret

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09 Feb 2015
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