- 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.
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dear to someone's heart
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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
be dear to someone's heart — be dear to someone’s heart formal phrase if something is dear to someone’s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it Education is a subject that is very dear to the Prime Minister’s heart. Thesaurus: to be important, or to… … Useful english dictionary
be dear to someone's heart — formal if something is dear to someone s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it Education is a subject that is very dear to the Prime Minister s heart … English dictionary
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
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
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
dear — dear1 [ dır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 at beginning of letter ▸ 2 loved/liked very much ▸ 3 expensive ▸ 4 used for speaking to someone ▸ 5 nice ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them: Dear Diana, I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dear — I UK [dɪə(r)] / US [dɪr] adjective Word forms dear : adjective dear comparative dearer superlative dearest *** 1) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them Dear Diana, I hope you re feeling better now. 2) loved or… … English dictionary
dear 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 — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma … Dictionary of contemporary English
