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• have a heart of gold
  иметь золотой характер (быть щедрым, искренним, доброжелательным)

  Ms. Evanson has a heart of gold; she is sincere and friendly.
• aching heart
  чувство печали (по поводу утраченной любви)

  Ann's love has faded and now she is left with an aching heart.
• set one's heart on (something)
  быть направленным к достижению какой-либо цели

  Samantha set her heart on becoming an actress.
• have one's heart set on (something)
  очень хотеть чего-либо, настроиться на что-либо

  I have my heart set on going on a trip to London.
• heart is in the right place
  быть добрым, отзывчивым

  Julia might be tough sometimes, but her heart is in the right place.
• break (someone's) heart
  разбить чьё-либо сердце, сделать несчастным

  It nearly broke her heart to leave her old home.
• have a change of heart
  передумать, изменить своё мнение или решение (обычно на положительное)

  At first Jeremy didn't want to make up a quarrel with his girl friend, but then he had a change of heart.
• close/near to (someone's) heart
  (принимать) близко к сердцу, отнестись к кому-либо с большим вниманием

  Cora took her sister's troubles close to her heart.
• have a heart-to-heart talk with (someone)
  иметь искрений \ сердечный разговор с кем-либо

  "Look here, Fanny! I would like to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."
• lose heart
  падать духом, впадать в уныние, отчаиваться

  George seemed to have lost heart in the business after that.
• have a heart of stone
  быть холодным и неприветливым; "сердце как камень"

  Ricardo has a heart of stone; he is cold and unfriendly.
• have a heart
  быть щедрым, уметь прощать

  Sally is generous and forgiving; she has a heart and everybody likes her.
• after one's own heart
  быть приятным кому-либо, быть по душе \ по сердцу, радовать кого-либо

  "Cheer up! We are going to have a day after your own heart."
• have a big heart
  быть добрым, щедрым, великодушным

  Tamara had a big heart and was always ready to help her relatives and friends.
• cross one's heart and hope to die
  клясться, что это правда, "не сойти мне с этого места"

  "I can swear that everything I say is true. I can cross my heart and hope to die."
• take (something) to heart
  принимать что-либо близко к сердцу

  Poor little Jennet! She took things awfully to heart.
• learn (something) by heart
  выучить что-либо наизусть

  The teacher told the pupils to learn the grammar rule by heart.
• get to the heart of (something)
  докопаться до сути дела

  "How am I supposed to get to the heart of the matter if you don't want to give me all the facts?"
• not have the heart to do (something)
  быть не нерасположенным делать что-либо, "сердце не лежит к чему-либо"

  I did not have the heart to clean the house that day.
• bleeding heart
  сострадательный (человек), болеющий сердцем за кого-либо

  My aunt had a bleeding heart and she was always ready to sympathize with others.
• at heart
  в глубине души

  I thought her to be a bit tough, but now I know she is very vulnerable at heart.
• heart is not in (something)
  не быть расположенным к чему-либо, "сердце не лежит"

  I am a secretary and I do my work well, but actually my heart is not in it.
• heart goes out to (someone)
  искренне сочувствовать кому-либо, жалеть кого-либо

  The girl looked very miserable and unhappy and Maria's heart went out to her.
• heart to heart
  искренний, сердечный

  Vivian was looking forward to having heart to heart talk with her daughter.
• have a soft spot in one's heart (for someone or something)
  любить кого-либо \ что-либо

  Ms. Hackomada had a soft spot in her heart for her nieces and nephews.
• heart misses/skips a beat
  испугаться или быть взволнованным

  It was pitch dark in the room, and my heart skipped a beat when I heard someone moving about.
• take heart
  воспрянуть духом, подбодриться

  "It is impossible not to take heart in the company of such a nice person like you."
• die of a broken heart
  умереть от разбитого сердца (причинять страдание)

  Jenny's boyfriend walked out on her and she thought she would die of a broken heart.
• follow one's heart
  следовать велению сердца

  "You'd better follow your heart and take the career which you are cut out for."
• heart and soul
  всем сердцем

  The mother loved her son heart and soul.
• young at heart
  (быть) молодым душой

  My Uncle Tom is about eighty but he is still young at heart.
• pour one's heart out (to someone)
  излить душу кому-либо, высказать самое заветное

  I saw that something was worrying Fanny and I said she would feel better if she poured her heart out to me.
• sick at heart
  быть очень расстроенным

  When I learnt about my cousin's troubles with the law, I became sick at heart.
• to one's heart's content
  сколько душе угодно

  I borrowed a few books from the library so that I could read them to my heart's content.
• with all one's heart (and soul)
  всей душой, охотно, искренне

  Lucy is a wonderful woman; I admire her with all my heart and soul.