Heart Idioms – Szíves kifejezések

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Ebből a rövid kis leckéből olyan kifejezéseket fogunk megtanulni, amelyekben benne van a szív szó.

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 heartwith great feeling, sincerelyteljes szívből
My sister thanked the man from the bottom of her heart for saving her dog`s life.

from the heartsincerely, honestlyszívből, 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 toone feels very sorry for, one feels sympathy formegszakad a szíve valakinek valami miatt
My heart goes out to the victims of the hurricane that recently struck.

heart is in the right placekindhearted, sympathetic or well-meaninghelyén 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 naturearany szíve/vaj szíve van
My grandmother has a heart of gold and is always willing to help a stranger.

heart of stonea nature without pitykőből 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 stillbe very frightened or worriedmegáll 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 someonekiönti a szívét (vkinek pl.)
She suddenly opened her heart when I began talking to her on the bus.

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