This is a set of heart idioms that was shared among colleague in my company in recent days.Hope it helps you guys to open your heart to the loved ones, and save the best for love from the bottom of your heart, because everyone knows that what comes from the heart goes to the heart. @{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;-@{;- aching heart - a feeling of sadness that one has when love has been lost or has faded The young woman spent the weekend alone with her aching heart. after one`s own heart - to be well-liked for agreeing with one`s own feelings/interests/ideas My new boss loves to go fishing. He is a man after my own heart. at heart - basically, essentially, what one really is rather than what one seems to be The man seems to be angry all the time but actually he is a very gentle person at heart. bleeding heart - someone who feels too much sympathy for people such as poor people or criminals etc. The man is a bleeding heart and he is always asked by other people for money to help others. break (someone`s) heart - to make someone feel sad or hopeless (usually from love or a similar loss) It broke my heart to see the boy who had just lost his dog. close/near to (someone's) heart - an idea or something that is important to you and that you care about The plan to improve the downtown area was very close to the mayor's heart. cross one`s heart and hope to die - to say or promise that what you have said is true (often used by children) "I promise that I will meet you tomorrow. Cross my heart and hope to die." die of a broken heart - to die of emotional distress, to suffer from emotional distress (from a failed romance) The man almost died of a broken heart several times when he was a teenager. do (someone's) heart good - to make someone feel good, to make someone healthy It does one's heart good to get a reasonable amount of exercise every day. do (something) in a heartbeat - to do something almost immediately if you have the chance I would change jobs in a heartbeat if I had the chance. eat one`s heart out - to suffer from excessive longing or envy "You can eat your heart out but I will not give you a piece of this chocolate cake." find it in one's heart to (do something) - to have the courage or compassion to do something I could not find it in my heart to tell the young woman that she could not continue to work at the company. follow one's heart - to act according to one's feelings The boy followed his heart and decided to study music at school. 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 speech by the politician was right from the heart. get to the heart of (something) - to understand the most important/essential thing about something It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the problem with the new computer. go (somewhere) in a heartbeat - to go somewhere almost immediately if you have the chance I would go camping in the mountains in a heartbeat if I had the chance. have a big heart - to be very kind/generous/helpful The man has a big heart and he will always try to help other people. have a change of heart - to change the way one feels/thinks about something I had a change of heart and I decided to go to the movie with my friend. have a heart - to be a generous and forgiving person I wish that our boss would have a heart and try to help other people. Have a heart! - Don't be unkind or do something mean or cruel! "Have a heart," I told my supervisor when he said that I must work during the weekend. have a heart of gold - to be kind/generous/friendly My grandmother has a heart of gold and she is always willing to help a stranger. have a heart of stone - to be cold and unfriendly The man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone. have a heart-to-heart talk with (someone) - to have a sincere and intimate talk with someone I had a heart-to-heart talk with my girlfriend last evening. have a soft spot in one's heart (for someone or something) - to be fond of someone or something My grandfather always had a soft spot in his heart for his youngest daughter. have one`s heart set on (something) - to want something very much The little boy has his heart set on getting a dog for his birthday. heart and soul - the core or total person The girl loved her boyfriend heart and soul. heart bleeds for (someone) - to feel sympathy for someone My heart bleeds for the family who lost their father in the accident. heart goes out to (someone) - to feel great sympathy for someone My heart goes out to the victims of the recent hurricane. heart is dead set against (something) - to be totally against something My mother's heart is dead set against my plan to go to art school. heart is in one's mouth - to feel very nervous or frightened or have strong emotions about something My heart was in my mouth when I saw the little boy standing on the ladder. heart is in the right place - to be kindhearted/sympathetic, to have good intentions (even if the results may be bad) Although the girl makes a lot of mistakes her heart is in the right place. heart is not in (something) - to not really want to do what you are doing The boy's heart was not in the swimming club so he quit the team. heart is set against (something) - to be totally against something Our principal is set against expanding the music program in our school. heart is set on (something) - to want something very much The little boy's heart is set on getting a dog for his birthday. heart misses/skips a beat - to be startled or excited from surprise/joy/fright My heart skipped a beat when I heard my name on television. heart stands still - to be very frightened or worried about something My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car. heart to heart - candid, intimate Our conversation was heart to heart and we both felt very good afterwards. heartbeat away from (something) - to be the next person to take over someone's position if they die The young prince is a heartbeat away from becoming the next king of his country. heavy heart - a feeling of being weighed down with sorrow, a sad feeling We left the meeting with a heavy heart when we heard that our boss would soon leave the company because of illness. in one's heart of hearts - to know something is true although you may not want to admit it or believe it In my heart of hearts I knew that I would soon have to change jobs although I did not want to. know (something) by heart - to know something perfectly, to have memorized something The little boy knows many stories by heart. learn (something) by heart - to memorize something The children were forced to learn the poem by heart. lose heart - to feel discouraged because of failure, to lose the hope of success I tried not to lose heart even though I had failed my driver’s exam for the second time. not have the heart to do (something) - to be unwilling to say or do something that may hurt or upset others I did not have the heart to tell the woman that soon she may lose her job. open one`s heart to (someone) - to talk about one`s feelings honestly, to confide in someone The woman suddenly opened her heart to me when I began talking to her on the bus. pour one's heart out (to someone) - to tell all of one's hopes/fears/feelings to someone My friend poured her heart out to me when we went to the coffee shop last evening. search one`s heart/soul - to study one`s reasons and acts, to try to discover if one has been fair and honest about something I searched my soul to try and discover why my girlfriend had left me. set one's heart against (something) - to turn against something, to become totally against something From the beginning my friend set his heart against my proposal for having a birthday party for our teacher. set one's heart on (something) - to select something as one's goal The young runner set his heart on winning the marathon. sick at heart - very sad or upset about something The woman was sick at heart over the illness of her cat. strike at the heart of (something) - to do something that damages or destroys the basic idea or way of doing something that is very important to someone or to a group The decision to change the zoning laws struck at the heart of the citizen's ideas of how they wanted to live. take heart - to be encouraged, to be brave The father took heart in the fact that his son was still going to university even though he was failing most of his courses. take (something) to heart - to be strongly affected by something that someone says to you so you take it seriously or are upset by it I did not expect my friend to take my criticism to heart when I complained that he was always late. to one's heart's content - as much as one wants The little boy was able to play in the water to his heart's content. tug at (someone's) heartstrings - to make someone feel very sad or feel great sympathy for someone else Seeing the young boy and his little dog tugged at my heartstrings. warm the cockles of (someone's) heart - to make someone feel warm and happy The beautiful ending of the movie warmed the cockles of my heart. way to (someone's) heart - the best way to please someone or make them like you The way to my grandfather's heart was through his stomach as he always liked good food. wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve - to show one`s feelings openly The man wore his heart on his sleeve when he talked about his sick son. win (someone's) heart - to do nice things for someone to make him or her love you, something (music/book/art) has the qualities to make you like it The young man won the girl's heart by his kind and caring attitude toward her. with all one`s heart (and soul) - with all one's energy and feeling I tried with all my heart to get my friend a job at my company. young at heart - to do things that usually younger people enjoy doing (usually used for an older person) The older couple were young at heart and they had much fun together.
Thank you so much. It is very useful for us those want to improve English. Hoping that we will have more and more idioms in this Topic. Cheers,
