- set one's heart on
- {v. phr.} To want very much. * /He set his heart on that bike./ also: To be very desirous of; hope very much to succeed in. - Used with a verbal noun. * /He set his heart on winning the race./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
set one's heart on
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set one's heart on — WANT DESPERATELY, wish for, desire, long for, yearn for, hanker after, ache for, hunger for, thirst for, burn for; informal be itching for, be dying for. → set * * * set one s heart on see under ↑heart • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * set one s heart … Useful english dictionary
set one's heart (or hopes) on — have a strong desire for or to do. → set … English new terms dictionary
set one's heart on, to wish for intensely; determine on. Also, have one's heart set on. — idi set one s heart on, to wish for intensely; determine on. Also, have one s heart set on … From formal English to slang
set one's heart at rest — idi set one s heart at rest, to dismiss one s anxieties … From formal English to slang
set one's heart on — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… … Idioms and examples
set one's heart on — {v. phr.} To want very much. * /He set his heart on that bike./ also: To be very desirous of; hope very much to succeed in. Used with a verbal noun. * /He set his heart on winning the race./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set\ one's\ heart\ on — v. phr. To want very much. He set his heart on that bike. To be very desirous of; hope very much to succeed in. Used with a verbal noun. He set his heart on winning the race … Словарь американских идиом
set one's heart on — phrasal resolve transitive verb 5 < she set her heart on going to medical school > … New Collegiate Dictionary
set one's heart on — I think she s set her heart on the orange kitten Syn: want desperately, wish for, desire, long for, yearn for, hanker after, ache for, hunger for, thirst for, burn for; informal be itching for, be dying for … Thesaurus of popular words
set one's heart on doing smth — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… … Idioms and examples
