take to heart

take to heart
also[lay to heart] {v. phr.} To be seriously affected by; to feel deeply. * /He took his brother's death very much to heart./ * /He took his friend's advice to heart./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • take\ to\ heart — • take to heart • lay to heart v. phr. To be seriously affected by; to feel deeply. He took his brother s death very much to heart. He took his friend s advice to heart …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • take to heart — also[lay to heart] {v. phr.} To be seriously affected by; to feel deeply. * /He took his brother s death very much to heart./ * /He took his friend s advice to heart./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take to heart — verb a) To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.) He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider. b) To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something …   Wiktionary

  • take to heart — (smth) consider seriously You shouldn t really take what he says to heart. He is really very kind …   Idioms and examples

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