Words and Their Stories: Heart to Heart
07 January 2012
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Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today’s expressions include a very important word –
heart
.
We will try to
get to the heart of the matter
to better understand the most important things about words and their stories. So
take heart
. Have no fear about learning new expressions. Besides, popular English words can be fun. There is no need for
a heavy heart
. Such feelings of sadness would only
break my heart
, or make me feel unhappy and hopeless.
Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely about something private. We would be having
a heart to heart discussion
. I might speak from
the bottom of my heart
, or say things honestly and truthfully. I might even
open up my heart
to you and tell a secret. I would speak
with all my heart
, or with great feeling.
When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she
wears her heart on her sleeve
, or on her clothing. Her emotions are not protected.
If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person’s
heart is in the right place
. For example, I would know that you are a
kind-hearted
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