Heart Idioms

1. She was going to sell her house but ......................................................... at the last minute.

• had a change of heart

• had a heart to heart talk

• had her heart set on

2. He and I  ...................................................... and discussed the various problems at length.

• had a change of heart

• had a heart-to-heart talk

• learnt by heart

3. Don't .......................................................... - he was only joking about your hair.

• break your heart

• get to the heart of the matter

• take it to heart

4. She .................................................................................. piano lessons.

• has her heart set on

• takes it to heart

• gets to the heart of the matter

5. My father can still recite the poems he .......................................... at school.

• followed his heart

• learned it by heart

• took it to heart

6. It  ............................................... to see him so unhappy.

• breaks my heart

• loses heart

• takes it to heart

7. Don't ........................................ , there'll be plenty more chances for promotion.

• get to the heart of the matter

• lose heart

• learn by heart

8. Ali's face looks very sad. He is a kind of person who ............................................................. .

• wears his heart on his sleeve

• follows his heart

• takes it to heart

9. We haven't reached a compromise so far. Let's ................................................................. .

• get to the heart of the matter

• learn by heart

• lose heart

10. I couldn't decide what to do, so I just .......................................................... .

• followed my heart

• lost heart

• learnt by heart