Collocations for "heart"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "heart" in context.
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heart
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the human heart
- a [pig, rat] heart
- a [pig's] heart
- his heart stopped
- her heart stopped [pumping blood, beating]
- his heart went into [fibrillation, arrest, cardiac arrest]
- the [blow, drugs] stopped her heart (from pumping blood)
- had to restart his heart
- the health of your heart
- get to the heart of the [problem, issue, disagreement, argument]
- get at the heart of the [problem]
- [ripped, clawed, tore] his heart out
- know (it) in my heart
- in my heart I know [it] is true
- is [generous, good, evil] at heart
- has a [generous] heart
- love you with all my heart
- from the bottom of my heart
- wears her heart on her sleeve
- [follow, listen to] your heart
- not for [weak, faint] hearts
- didn't have the heart to [argue, carry on, bother]
- the heart of the [town, city, forest]
- the [jack, queen, king, ace] of hearts
- a woman after my own heart!
- my heart bleeds (for you)!
- have a heart and let him [free, go]
- well, his heart's in the right place
- took the [loss, comment, rejection] to heart
- check your heart rate
- suffers from heart [palpitations, disease, arrhythmia]
- had a heart attack
- went into heart failure
- a heart valve
- needs a heart [transplant, bypass]
- needs open heart surgery
'heart' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absence
- ache
- aching
- after
- aging
- aim
- almost
- angel
- apologize
- appeal
- artichoke
- attack
- beat
- beating
- bleed
- bleeding
- born
- bottom
- brave
- break
- broken
- bypass
- chamber
- change
- close
- clutch
- compassionate
- courageous
- cross
- cure
- cut
- dagger
- damage
- dangerous
- darkness
- dear
- deep
- deeply
- desire
- die
- disease
- dismay
- dwell
- empty
- evidence
- explode
- factor
- failing
- failure
- faint