50 Idioms for Heart With Meanings & Sentences
Idioms for Heart
1. Cross my heart
Meaning: A sincere promise or assurance.
In a Sentence: I’ll help you with your project, cross my heart.
Other Ways to Say: I swear, I promise sincerely.
2. From the bottom of my heart
Meaning: With deep sincerity or feeling.
In a Sentence: I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.
Other Ways to Say: Wholeheartedly, sincerely.
3. Heart of gold
Meaning: A very kind and generous nature.
In a Sentence: She has a heart of gold and always helps others in need.
Other Ways to Say: Kind-hearted, generous soul.
4. Heavy heart
Meaning: A feeling of sadness or grief.
In a Sentence: He left the country with a heavy heart.
Other Ways to Say: Sadness, sorrowful.
5. Change of heart
Meaning: A change in opinion or feeling.
In a Sentence: He had a change of heart and decided to forgive her.
Other Ways to Say: Reconsideration, second thoughts.
6. Heart skips a beat
Meaning: Feeling sudden excitement or fear.
In a Sentence: My heart skipped a beat when I saw her name pop up.
Other Ways to Say: Surprised, startled.
7. Eat your heart out
Meaning: Feel envy or jealousy.
In a Sentence: Eat your heart out, I just got tickets to the front row!
Other Ways to Say: Be jealous, envy me.
8. Take heart
Meaning: To feel encouraged or hopeful.
In a Sentence: Even though things seem tough now, take heart; they will get better.
Other Ways to Say: Be encouraged, find solace.
9. Have your heart set on
Meaning: To be determined or strongly desire something.
In a Sentence: She has her heart set on getting into Harvard.
Other Ways to Say: Strong desire, aim for.
10. In a heartbeat
Meaning: Instantly or very quickly.
In a Sentence: I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Other Ways to Say: Immediately, without delay.
11. Follow your heart
Meaning: To act according to your feelings or desires.
In a Sentence: Don’t overthink it—just follow your heart.
Other Ways to Say: Trust your feelings, go with your gut.
12. Pour your heart out
Meaning: To share your deepest feelings.
In a Sentence: She poured her heart out about the breakup.
Other Ways to Say: Open up, express emotions.
13. Lose heart
Meaning: To become discouraged.
In a Sentence: Don’t lose heart, keep trying.
Other Ways to Say: Get disheartened, lose motivation.
14. Break someone’s heart
Meaning: To cause someone emotional pain.
In a Sentence: He broke her heart when he left.
Other Ways to Say: Hurt deeply, emotionally damage.
15. With all my heart
Meaning: Completely and sincerely.
In a Sentence: I love you with all my heart.
Other Ways to Say: Wholeheartedly, fully.
16. My heart bleeds
Meaning: Feeling deep sympathy.
In a Sentence: My heart bleeds for the victims of the tragedy.
Other Ways to Say: Sympathize deeply, feel for.
17. A heart of stone
Meaning: No emotions or compassion.
In a Sentence: He must have a heart of stone to ignore them.
Other Ways to Say: Cold-hearted, unfeeling.
18. Know something by heart
Meaning: To have it memorized.
In a Sentence: She knows the poem by heart.
Other Ways to Say: Memorized, learned thoroughly.
19. After one’s own heart
Meaning: Someone who shares your values.
In a Sentence: He’s a man after my own heart—kind and funny.
Other Ways to Say: Like-minded, kindred spirit.
20. Open your heart
Meaning: To be emotionally vulnerable.
In a Sentence: She finally opened her heart to him.
Other Ways to Say: Be vulnerable, let in.
21. Heart in the right place
Meaning: Having good intentions.
In a Sentence: He’s clumsy, but his heart is in the right place.
Other Ways to Say: Well-meaning, sincere.
22. Close to your heart
Meaning: Important or cherished.
In a Sentence: Animal welfare is a cause close to her heart.
Other Ways to Say: Dear to, meaningful.
23. Tug at your heartstrings
Meaning: To make you feel strong emotions.
In a Sentence: The movie tugged at my heartstrings.
Other Ways to Say: Moved, deeply affected.
24. To your heart’s content
Meaning: As much as you want.
In a Sentence: Eat to your heart’s content.
Other Ways to Say: Freely, as desired.
25. Have a big heart
Meaning: Be very generous.
In a Sentence: He has a big heart and always helps others.
Other Ways to Say: Generous, kind-hearted.
26. Sick at heart
Meaning: Feeling extremely sad.
In a Sentence: She felt sick at heart after hearing the news.
Other Ways to Say: Devastated, crushed.
27. Young at heart
Meaning: Having a youthful spirit.
In a Sentence: My grandma is still young at heart.
Other Ways to Say: Playful, spirited.
28. Speak from the heart
Meaning: To speak with honesty and emotion.
In a Sentence: He spoke from the heart during his apology.
Other Ways to Say: Sincerely, emotionally.
29. Heart-to-heart
Meaning: A serious, emotional talk.
In a Sentence: We had a heart-to-heart about our relationship.
Other Ways to Say: Honest conversation, deep talk.
30. Have a change of heart
Meaning: To change your opinion.
In a Sentence: I had a change of heart about the move.
Other Ways to Say: Second thought, rethink.
31. A bleeding heart
Meaning: A person who feels too much sympathy.
In a Sentence: He’s such a bleeding heart when it comes to animals.
Other Ways to Say: Overly empathetic, soft-hearted.
32. With a heavy heart
Meaning: Sadly or with regret.
In a Sentence: With a heavy heart, we left our hometown.
Other Ways to Say: Regretfully, sorrowfully.
33. Cold-hearted
Meaning: Lacking compassion.
In a Sentence: That was a cold-hearted thing to say.
Other Ways to Say: Cruel, heartless.
34. Warm-hearted
Meaning: Friendly and kind.
In a Sentence: She’s always warm-hearted to everyone.
Other Ways to Say: Compassionate, loving.
35. Lose your heart to someone
Meaning: To fall in love.
In a Sentence: She lost her heart to a charming stranger.
Other Ways to Say: Fall for, become smitten.
36. Put your heart into it
Meaning: Give full effort or passion.
In a Sentence: He put his heart into writing that novel.
Other Ways to Say: Dedicate, commit fully.
37. Wear your heart on your sleeve
Meaning: Openly show emotions.
In a Sentence: He wears his heart on his sleeve.
Other Ways to Say: Transparent, expressive.
38. Not have the heart
Meaning: Lacking courage to do something hard.
In a Sentence: I didn’t have the heart to tell her the truth.
Other Ways to Say: Couldn’t bear to, felt guilty.
39. Know in your heart
Meaning: To deeply feel or believe something.
In a Sentence: I know in my heart it’s the right decision.
Other Ways to Say: Deep down, intuitively.
40. Faint of heart
Meaning: Lacking courage.
In a Sentence: This haunted house isn’t for the faint of heart.
Other Ways to Say: Timid, not brave.
41. By heart and soul
Meaning: Completely and passionately.
In a Sentence: She played that piano piece by heart and soul.
Other Ways to Say: Fully, wholeheartedly.
42. Carry in your heart
Meaning: To remember someone fondly.
In a Sentence: I carry my grandmother in my heart always.
Other Ways to Say: Hold dear, cherish.
43. A lonely heart
Meaning: Someone seeking love or affection.
In a Sentence: He’s just a lonely heart looking for connection.
Other Ways to Say: Lovelorn, romantic seeker.
44. Take it to heart
Meaning: To be affected by criticism.
In a Sentence: Don’t take his words to heart.
Other Ways to Say: Be affected, take seriously.
45. A kind heart
Meaning: A compassionate nature.
In a Sentence: She always shows her kind heart in tough times.
Other Ways to Say: Gentle, loving.
46. With a heart full of joy
Meaning: Feeling extremely happy.
In a Sentence: She returned home with a heart full of joy.
Other Ways to Say: Elated, deeply happy.
47. Speak to your heart
Meaning: Deeply resonate with your emotions.
In a Sentence: That book spoke to my heart.
Other Ways to Say: Moved me, touched me.
48. Make your heart swell
Meaning: Feel pride or happiness.
In a Sentence: His kind words made my heart swell.
Other Ways to Say: Be proud, emotional.
49. Heart feels light
Meaning: Feeling relieved or happy.
In a Sentence: My heart felt light after resolving the issue.
Other Ways to Say: Cheerful, unburdened.
50. Keep in your heart
Meaning: To remember with love.
In a Sentence: I’ll always keep you in my heart.
Other Ways to Say: Remember fondly, cherish always.
