You have read the expression ‘not to lose heart’ in this text. Now find out the meanings of the following expressions using the word ‘heart’. Use each of them in a sentence of your own.
1. break somebody’s heart
2. close/dear to heart
3. from the (bottom of your) heart
4. have a heart
5. have a heart of stone
6. your heart goes out to somebody
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Answer:
1. break somebody’s heart − to upset somebody deeply ,
⇒It has unfortunately become very easy these days to break somebody’s heart.
2. close/dear to heart − something or someone who is near and close to you ,
⇒The drawing given to me by my little daughter is very close to my heart.
3. from the (bottom of your) heart − genuinely meaning or feeling something ,
⇒He loved his son from the bottom of his heart.
4. have a heart − to evoke the feeling to help someone in distress ,
⇒The poor beggar asked the rich man to have a heart and give him something to eat.
5. have a heart of stone − to not feel anything or any sentiment ,
⇒The cruel landlady has a heart of stone as she beats up her children.
6. your heart goes out to somebody − to sympathise with someone else and understand his feelings and distress ,
⇒My heart goes out to the little girl who lost both her parents in a car accident.
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Explanation:
Idioms
that refer to what is the fanciful seat of our emotions as well as the factual core of our circulatory system are understandably numerous. Here’s a list of phrases and expressions that include heart and, for the most part, pertain to human feelings.
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1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy5. all heart: see “a big heart”; sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy5. all heart: see “a big heart”; sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite6. at heart: basically
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy5. all heart: see “a big heart”; sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite6. at heart: basically7. bare (one’s) heart: share one’s feelings or thoughts
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy5. all heart: see “a big heart”; sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite6. at heart: basically7. bare (one’s) heart: share one’s feelings or thoughts8. bleeding heart: said of someone who is conspicuously or excessively generous
1. a big heart: said of someone kind and loving2. after my own heart: said of someone with similar preferences or values3. a heart of gold: see “a big heart”4. a heart of stone: said of someone without sympathy5. all heart: see “a big heart”; sometimes used sarcastically to mean the opposite6. at heart: basically7. bare (one’s) heart: share one’s feelings or thoughts8. bleeding heart: said of someone who is conspicuously or excessively generous9. break (one’s) heart: cause someone emotional distress
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10. by heart: from memory
10. by heart: from memory11–13. capture/steal/win (one’s) heart: make someone fall in love with one
10. by heart: from memory11–13. capture/steal/win (one’s) heart: make someone fall in love with one14–16. close/dear/near to (one’s) heart: loved or valued by someone
10. by heart: from memory11–13. capture/steal/win (one’s) heart: make someone fall in love with one14–16. close/dear/near to (one’s) heart: loved or valued by someone17. cross my heart: said as an oath to assert one’s honesty
10. by heart: from memory11–13. capture/steal/win (one’s) heart: make someone fall in love with one14–16. close/dear/near to (one’s) heart: loved or valued by someone17. cross my heart: said as an oath to assert one’s honesty18. didn’t have the heart: said when one cannot summon the will to do something hurtful
10. by heart: from memory11–13. capture/steal/win (one’s) heart: make someone fall in love with one14–16. close/dear/near to (one’s) heart: loved or valued by someone17. cross my heart: said as an oath to assert one’s honesty18. didn’t have the heart: said when one cannot summon the will to do something hurtful19. do (one’s) heart good: said about something that will be beneficial to someone
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20. eat your heart youthful