Here is a Valentine\u2019s Day mini language lesson of American\u00a0 heart idioms.\u00a0 Which ones exist\/don’t exist in your native language?.<\/p>\n
List of “heart” idioms with definitions:<\/p>\n
to have a heart of gold – to care about other people
\nto have a big heart – to be giving, caring
\nto be cold-hearted -lacking in sympathy
\nto wear your heart on your sleeve- to let everyone know how you feel about someone
\nto cross your heart and hope to die -to promise
\nto cry your heart out – to cry a lot and feel really bad about something
\nto eat your heart out – to be jealous of someone
\nfrom the bottom of your heart – to really mean something
\nto have a change of heart -to change your mind
\nto have a heart – to be compassionate, to care about other people
\nto have your heart in your mouth- to be scared or nervous
\nto have your heart set on something – to really want something
\nto set your heart at rest – stop worrying about something
\nto be soft hearted – to be sympathetic
\nto take something to heart- to have your feelings hurt by something someone else says or does<\/p>\n
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!\u00a0 Have fun making cards for friends and family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"