heart to heart|heart Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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at heart|heart

adv. phr. 1. In spite of appearances; at bottom; in reality. His manners are rough but he is a kind man at heart. 2. As a serious interest or concern; as an important aim or goal. He has the welfare of the poor at heart.

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by heart|heart

adv. phr. By exact memorizing; so well that you remember it; by memory. The pupils learned many poems by heart. He knew the records of the major league teams by heart.

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chicken-hearted|chicken|heart|hearted

adj. Cowardly; excessively timid. "Come on, let's get on that roller coaster," she cried. "Don't be so chicken-hearted." See: CHICKEN-LIVERED.

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have a heart-to-heart talk|have|heart|heart-tp-hea

v. phr. To confide in someone with great intimacy. Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talk before she decided to move in with Andrew.

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heart in one's mouth|boot|boots|heart|heart in one

A feeling of great fear or nervousness. Often considered trite. Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth. My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house. When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

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heart skip a beat|beat|heart|heart miss a beat|mis

1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. 2. To be startled or excited from surprise, joy. or fright. When Linda was told that she had won, her heart missed a beat.

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heart-to-heart|heart

adj. Speaking freely and seriously about something private. The father decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son about smoking. She waited until they were alone so she could have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Compare: MAN-TO-MAN.

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heavy heart|heart|heavy

n. phr. A feeling of being weighed down with sorrow; unhappiness. They had very heavy hearts as they went to the funeral.

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in one's heart of hearts|heart|hearts

adv. phr. Deep down where it really matters; in one's innermost feelings. In my heart of hearts, I think you're the nicest person in the whole world.

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lose heart|heart|lose

v. phr. To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. The team had won no games and it lost heart.
Antonym: TAKE HEART.

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lose one's heart|heart|lose

v. phr. To fall in love; begin to love. She lost her heart to the soldier with the broad shoulders and the deep voice. Bill lost his heart to the puppy the first time he saw it.

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open heart|heart|open

n. 1. No hiding of your feelings; frankness; freedom. She spoke with an open heart of her warm feelings for her pupils. She told her troubles with an open heart.
Compare: HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE. 2. Kindness; generosity. She contributed to the fund with an open heart. Mr. Jones has an open heart for underprivileged children.
Compare: OPEN ONE'S HEART.

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open one's heart|heart|open

v. phr. 1. To talk about your feelings honestly; confide in someone. After going around worrying, Mary opened her heart to her mother. John felt much better after he opened his heart to Betty. 2. To be sympathetic to; give love or help generously. Mrs. Smith opened her heart to the poor little boy. After the moving speech by the UN official, the people opened their hearts to the poor people of India.
Compare: OPEN HEART, WEAR ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE.

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search one's heart|heart|heart-searching|search|se

v. phr., formal To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest. The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom. -

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take heart|heart|take

v. phr. To be encouraged; feel braver and want to try. The men took heart from their leader's words and went on to win the battle. When we are in trouble we can take heart from the fact that things often seem worse than they are.
Antonym: LOSE HEART.

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take to heart|heart|lay|lay to heart|take

v. phr. To be seriously affected by; to feel deeply. He took his brother's death very much to heart. He took his friend's advice to heart.

at heart|heart

adv. phr. 1. In animosity of appearances; at bottom; in reality. His amenities are asperous but he is a affectionate man at heart. 2. As a austere absorption or concern; as an important aim or goal. He has the abundance of the poor at heart.

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by heart|heart

adv. phr. By exact memorizing; so able-bodied that you bethink it; by memory. The pupils abstruse abounding balladry by heart. He knew the annal of the above alliance teams by heart.

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chicken-hearted|chicken|heart|hearted

adj. Cowardly; badly timid. "Come on, let's get on that roller coaster," she cried. "Don't be so chicken-hearted." See: CHICKEN-LIVERED.

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have a heart-to-heart talk|have|heart|heart-tp-hea

v. phr. To admit in addition with abundant intimacy. Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart allocution afore she absitively to move in with Andrew.

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heart in one's mouth|boot|boots|heart|heart in one

A activity of abundant abhorrence or nervousness. Generally advised trite. Charles got up to accomplish his aboriginal accent with his affection in his mouth. My affection was in my aperture as I went into the apparitional house. When the buck came out of the dupe appear us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

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heart skip a beat|beat|heart|heart absence a beat|mis

1. The affection leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the affection beats adamantine or leaps from action or able feeling. Generally advised trite. When Paul saw the buck continuing in advanced of him, his affection skipped a beat. 2. To be abashed or aflame from surprise, joy. or fright. When Linda was told that she had won, her affection absent a beat.

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heart-to-heart|heart

adj. Speaking advisedly and actively about article private. The ancestor absitively to accept a heart-to-heart allocution with his son about smoking. She waited until they were abandoned so she could accept a heart-to-heart allocution with him.
Compare: MAN-TO-MAN.

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heavy heart|heart|heavy

n. phr. A activity of actuality advised down with sorrow; unhappiness. They had actual abundant hearts as they went to the funeral.

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in one's affection of hearts|heart|hearts

adv. phr. Abysmal down area it absolutely matters; in one's centermost feelings. In my affection of hearts, I anticipate you're the nicest being in the accomplished world.

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lose heart|heart|lose

v. phr. To feel beat because of failure; to lose achievement of success. The aggregation had won no amateur and it absent heart.
Antonym: TAKE HEART.

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lose one's heart|heart|lose

v. phr. To abatement in love; activate to love. She absent her affection to the soldier with the ample amateur and the abysmal voice. Bill absent his affection to the puppy the aboriginal time he saw it.

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open heart|heart|open

n. 1. No ambuscade of your feelings; frankness; freedom. She batten with an accessible affection of her balmy animosity for her pupils. She told her troubles with an accessible heart.
Compare: HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE. 2. Kindness; generosity. She contributed to the armamentarium with an accessible heart. Mr. Jones has an accessible affection for underprivileged children.
Compare: OPEN ONE'S HEART.

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open one's heart|heart|open

v. phr. 1. To allocution about your animosity honestly; admit in someone. After activity about worrying, Mary opened her affection to her mother. John acquainted abundant bigger afterwards he opened his affection to Betty. 2. To be affectionate to; accord love or admonition generously. Mrs. Smith opened her affection to the poor little boy. After the affective accent by the UN official, the bodies opened their hearts to the poor bodies of India.
Compare: OPEN HEART, WEAR ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE.

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search one's heart|heart|heart-searching|search|se

v. phr., formal To abstraction your affidavit and acts; try to ascertain if you accept been fair and honest. The abecedary searched his affection aggravating to adjudge if he had been arbitrary in declining Tom. -

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take heart|heart|take

v. phr. To be encouraged; feel braver and appetite to try. The men took affection from their leader's words and went on to win the battle. When we are in agitation we can booty affection from the actuality that things generally assume worse than they are.
Antonym: LOSE HEART.

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take to heart|heart|lay|lay to heart|take

v. phr. To be actively afflicted by; to feel deeply. He took his brother's afterlife actual abundant to heart. He took his friend's admonition to heart.