2005.04.01 - Heart Idioms

HEART IDIOMS break one`s heart make very sad or hopeless megszakad / összetörik a szíve valakinek It broke my heart to see the boy fall over during the competition after he had practiced so much. eat one`s heart out grieve long and hopelessly for something, want something nagyon akarni valamit, sóvárogni valami után "You can eat your heart out but I won't buy you a puppy for your birthday."

from the bottom of one`s heart - with great feeling, sincerely - teljes szívből
My sister thanked the man from the bottom of her heart for saving her dog`s life.

from the heart - sincerely, honestly - szívből, őszintén
The President gave a speech from the heart after the terrible earthquake.

get to the heart of (a matter) - understand the most important thing about something - valaminek megérteni a lényegét
It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the matter about the new employee.

heart goes out to - one feels very sorry for, one feels sympathy for - megszakad a szíve valakinek valami miatt
My heart goes out to the victims of the hurricane that recently struck.

heart is in the right place - kindhearted, sympathetic or well-meaning - helyén van a szíve
Although she makes a lot of mistakes her heart is in the right place.

heart of gold - a kind, generous or forgiving nature - arany szíve/vaj szíve van
My grandmother has a heart of gold and is always willing to help a stranger.

heart of stone - a nature without pity - kőből van a szíve, szívtelen
The man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone.

heart skips a beat - be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright - "megáll valakiben az ütő", elakad a szívverése annyira meglepődik vagy megijed
My heart skipped a beat when I saw my name on the television screen.

heart stands still - be very frightened or worried - megáll a szíve a nagy ijedtségtől vagy aggodalomtól
My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car.

open one`s heart - talk about one`s feelings honestly, confide in someone - kiönti a szívét (vkinek pl.)
She suddenly opened her heart when I began talking to her on the bus.