- close to someone's heart
- close/dear to (someone's) heart
if something is dear to someone's heart, it is very important to them.
Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
close to someone's heart
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close to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
dear to someone's heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart … New idioms dictionary
dear to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
near to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
heart — /hat / (say haht) noun 1. a hollow muscular organ which by rhythmic contraction and dilatation keeps the blood in circulation throughout the body. 2. this organ considered as the seat of life, or vital powers, or of thought, feeling, or emotion:… …
heart — [ hart ] noun *** ▸ 1 organ that pumps blood ▸ 2 area of chest with heart ▸ 3 your feelings ▸ 4 inner central part ▸ 5 shape representing love ▸ 6 suit of playing cards ▸ 7 most important part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the organ in your chest that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
close to heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart … New idioms dictionary
heart — ► NOUN 1) a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2) the central, innermost, or vital part: the heart of the city. 3) a person s feeling of or capacity for love or… … English terms dictionary
heart — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hearts 1) N COUNT Your heart is the organ in your chest that pumps the blood around your body. People also use heart to refer to the area of their chest that is closest to their heart. The bullet had passed less than an inch… … English dictionary
heart — I UK [hɑː(r)t] / US [hɑrt] noun Word forms heart : singular heart plural hearts *** 1) [countable] the organ in your chest that makes blood flow around your body I could hear his heart beating. have a weak/bad heart: Did you know he had a weak… … English dictionary
