Idioms using the word heart

to feel in (one's) heart of hearts- in a person's deepest feelings. I feel in my heart of hearts that I shouldn't marry that man. (I feel strongly that I shouldn't marry him.)
take it to heart- worry about, feel it is serious (usually feel bad about it). When Nancy's boss said she wasn't a good employee, Nancy took it to heart. (She felt very bad and serious.)
from the bottom of (one's) heart- to really mean what a person says. You are so wonderful. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. (I really, really think you are wonderful.)
heartfelt- (adjective) warm feelings, sincere. My grandma gave me a heartfelt welcome when I arrived. (Grandma was really happy to see me. I could see she felt good.)
with all (one's) heart- completely, a person really means what he is saying (or doing). I love you with all my heart. (I really love you very much.)
to get to the heart of (something)- to find out the real reason for something, get to the center or find out what really happened. Who caused this problem? We need to get to the heart of it immediately. (We need to find out what happened.)
to feel a hole in (one's) heart- a feeling of sadness (usually because someone is gone.)When James died, Susan felt like she had a hole in her heart. (Susan was very sad.)
to have a heart of gold- to be very kind. She was a wonderful and kind person. She had a heart of gold.
to have a heart of stone- to be very unkind, to not care about people or things. He didn't care about anybody. He had a heart of stone.
heart to heart- have a private conversation and say anything. I had a heart to heart talk with my daughter about dating. (Only the two of us talked. And we talked freely.)

Idioms using the word heart

to feel in (one's) heart of hearts- in a person's deepest feelings. I feel in my heart of hearts that I shouldn't marry that man. (I feel strongly that I shouldn't marry him.)
take it to heart- worry about, feel it is serious (usually feel bad about it). When Nancy's boss said she wasn't a good employee, Nancy took it to heart. (She felt very bad and serious.)
from the bottom of (one's) heart- to really mean what a person says. You are so wonderful. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. (I really, really think you are wonderful.)
heartfelt- (adjective) warm feelings, sincere. My grandma gave me a heartfelt welcome when I arrived. (Grandma was really happy to see me. I could see she felt good.)
with all (one's) heart- completely, a person really means what he is saying (or doing). I love you with all my heart. (I really love you very much.)
to get to the heart of (something)- to find out the real reason for something, get to the center or find out what really happened. Who caused this problem? We need to get to the heart of it immediately. (We need to find out what happened.)
to feel a hole in (one's) heart- a feeling of sadness (usually because someone is gone.)When James died, Susan felt like she had a hole in her heart. (Susan was very sad.)
to have a heart of gold- to be very kind. She was a wonderful and kind person. She had a heart of gold.
to have a heart of stone- to be very unkind, to not care about people or things. He didn't care about anybody. He had a heart of stone.
heart to heart- have a private conversation and say anything. I had a heart to heart talk with my daughter about dating. (Only the two of us talked. And we talked freely.)

More Idioms

add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

More Idioms

add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

Quote of the Day

The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day

The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Colorful Idioms

A lot of English idioms use colors to describe feelings. Below are just a few examples.

Jessica was seeing red when her computer suddenly crashed.

When George brought home his expensive car, his neighbor Bill was green with envy.

After Susan’s boyfriend left her, she felt blue and cried all the time.

He was a yellow-bellied cowboy. He always ran away from a fight.(=coward)

John asked Nancy to marry him. He was tickled pink when she said yes.(=delighted)