{"id":4965,"date":"2015-07-28T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2015-06-22T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T22:47:55","slug":"heart-related-idioms-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/heart-related-idioms-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart-related idioms in English"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The heart is not just an essential organ of the human body; it is also considered the center of love, compassion, bravery, and emotions. There are so many phrases, expressions, and idioms in English connected to the word \u2018heart\u2019 that I thought it was time we take a look at some them. Below I have listed a number of idioms in which the word \u2018heart\u2019 is featured. As you will see there is often a lot of emotion connected with these idioms too. I have also provided examples of use and a short fill-in the blank exercise for you to try out your understanding of these new expressions at the end of the post. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Heart-related idioms:<\/strong><\/p>\n

to be after (one\u2019s) own heart<\/strong> \u2013 a way of describing someone who is similar to you or does things in a way that makes you happy
\nExample: Jill is a cook after my own heart<\/em>; she always makes food that I love.<\/p>\n

a bleeding heart<\/strong> \u2013 a person who feels sympathy or compassion for everyone\/everything, even when it is undeserved
\nExample: Kate is such a bleeding heart<\/em> she takes in all the feral cats that are in her neighborhood.<\/p>\n

to cross (one\u2019s) heart and hope to die<\/strong> \u2013 this is a saying that is an emphatic or expressive way of making a promise
\nExample: I cross my heart hope to die<\/em>, I will never tell anyone what you said.<\/p>\n

in a heart\u2019s beat<\/strong> \u2013 very fast
\nExample: I\u2019ll be back in a heart\u2019s beat<\/em>, I promise.<\/p>\n

to eat (one\u2019s) heart out<\/strong> \u2013 to feel jealous, angry or bitter about something
\n(This phrase is usually used when describing or talking about someone else, not one\u2019s self.)
\nExample: Eat your heart out<\/em> Julie, I got the diamond necklace from mom and you didn\u2019t!<\/p>\n

to get to the heart of (something)<\/strong> \u2013 to get to the most important part or details
\nExample: When we finally got to the heart of the matter<\/em> I could understand why everyone was so upset.<\/p>\n

a heart of gold<\/strong> \u2013 a kind or generous person
\nExample: Joe is the kindest person I know, he truly has a heart of gold<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(one\u2019s) heart goes out to (something)<\/strong> \u2013 to feel great sympathy
\nExample: My heart goes out to all the parents<\/em> who lost their children in the accident.<\/p>\n

a\/the heart to heart<\/strong> \u2013 a conversation that is intimate and truthful;
\nExample: I finally had the heart to heart<\/em> I needed to have with my brother about his wife.<\/p>\n

to know (something) by heart<\/strong> \u2013 to have something memorized perfectly
\nExample: The children were asked to know their telephone numbers and addresses by heart<\/em> by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

to take heart<\/strong> \u2013 to be encouraged or to be brave about something
\nExample: I told Emily to take heart<\/em>; that the worst was past her now.<\/p>\n

Fill in the blank exercise:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The parents ______________________ knowing that their son was in a better place now.
\n2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Shelly is such a _______________________. She loves every animal she sees, even the ugly, old, and lame ones. She thinks they are all cute.
\n3)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I _________________________________, I will never tell anyone your secret.
\n4)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dinner will be ready ____________________, so please sit down at the table right now.
\n5)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Donna is so nice to me all the time. I swear she has a _________________.<\/p>\n

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Answers:
\n1) took heart; 2) bleeding heart; 3) cross my heart and hope to die; 4) in a heart beat; 5) heart of gold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The heart is not just an essential organ of the human body; it is also considered the center of love, compassion, bravery, and emotions. There are so many phrases, expressions, and idioms in English connected to the word \u2018heart\u2019 that I thought it was time we take a look at some them. Below I have…<\/p>\n

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