go to somebody's heart
1somebody's heart is in their mouth — sb s heart is in their ˈmouth idiom somebody feels nervous or frightened about sth • My heart was in my mouth as she opened the envelope. Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
2somebody's heart sinks — sb s heart ˈsinks idiom used to say that sb suddenly feels sad or depressed about sth • My heart sank when I saw how much work there was left. • She watched him go with a sinking heart. Main entry: ↑heart …
3somebody's heart leaps — sb s heart ˈleaps idiom used to say that sb has a sudden feeling of happiness or excitement • My heart leapt at the news. Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
4somebody's heart misses a beat — sb s heart misses a ˈbeat idiom used to say that sb has a sudden feeling of fear, excitement, etc. • My heart missed a beat when I saw who it was. Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
5somebody's heart is in the right place — sb s heart is in the right ˈplace idiom used to say that sb s intentions are kind and sincere even though they sometimes do the wrong thing Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
6close to somebody's heart — close/dear/near to sb s ˈheart idiom having a lot of importance and interest for sb Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
7dear to somebody's heart — close/dear/near to sb s ˈheart idiom having a lot of importance and interest for sb Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
8near to somebody's heart — close/dear/near to sb s ˈheart idiom having a lot of importance and interest for sb Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
9heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma …
10HEART — (Heb. לֵב, lev, pl. לִבּוֹת, libbot; לֵבָב, levav, pl. לְבָבוֹת, levavot). The corresponding Hebrew words only sometimes have the meanings in question but many translators and writers on Bible are, or act as if they were, largely unaware of the… …
