Collocations for heart - noun
1. part of the body
ADJ.
healthy, strong | bad, weak | artificial | human
HEART + VERB
beat | pump sth
The heart pumps blood through the body.
The heart pumps blood through the body.
fail, stop | hammer, palpitate, pound, race, throb, thud, thump
HEART + NOUN
rate | complaint, condition, defect, disease, failure, murmur, problem, trouble | bypass, operation, surgery, transplant
a triple heart bypass operation open-heart surgery
a triple heart bypass operation open-heart surgery
2. feelings/emotions
ADJ.
big, good, kind, soft, tender, warm | cold, hard | broken | heavy, sinking
With a heavy heart, she watched him go.
With a heavy heart, she watched him go.
light
He set off with a light heart.
He set off with a light heart.
VERB + HEART
have
She has a kind heart. | Have you no heart?
She has a kind heart. | Have you no heart?
break
He broke her heart.
He broke her heart.
gladden | steal, win | harden | open, pour out
Finally, he broke down tears and poured out his heart to her.
Finally, he broke down tears and poured out his heart to her.
HEART + VERB
jump, leap, lurch, miss/skip a beat
Her heart leapt with joy.
Her heart leapt with joy.
ache
My heart aches when I think of their sorrow.
My heart aches when I think of their sorrow.
desire sth
everything your heart could desire
everything your heart could desire
sink | go out
Our hearts go out to (= we sympathize deeply with) the families of the victims.
Our hearts go out to (= we sympathize deeply with) the families of the victims.
PREP.
at ~
At heart he is a republican.
At heart he is a republican.
from the ~
I could tell he spoke from the heart.
I could tell he spoke from the heart.
in your ~
In my heart, I knew it wasn''t true.
In my heart, I knew it wasn''t true.
PHRASES
an affair of the heart
(= a romance) Her novels tend to deal with affairs of the heart
(= a romance) Her novels tend to deal with affairs of the heart
a change of heart
(= a change of attitude) He could have a change of heart and settle down to family life.
(= a change of attitude) He could have a change of heart and settle down to family life.
from the bottom of your heart
I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life.
I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life.
heart and soul
He committed himself heart and soul to the cause.
He committed himself heart and soul to the cause.
have a heart of gold/stone
(= to be a kind/cruel person) (= no sympathetic feelings),
(= to be a kind/cruel person) (= no sympathetic feelings),
the hearts and minds of sb
to win the hearts and minds of the nation''s youth
to win the hearts and minds of the nation''s youth
in good heart
(= cheerful and well),
(= cheerful and well),
put some/more heart into sth
Let''s sing it one more time from the beginning - and put some heart into it!
Let''s sing it one more time from the beginning - and put some heart into it!
sick at heart
(= very unhappy),
(= very unhappy),
with all your heart
I wish you well with all my heart.
I wish you well with all my heart.
3. important/central part
ADJ.
very
VERB + HEART
lie at
The distinction between right and wrong lies at the heart of all questions of morality.
The distinction between right and wrong lies at the heart of all questions of morality.
go to
The committee''s report went to the heart of the government''s dilemma.
The committee''s report went to the heart of the government''s dilemma.
PREP.
at the ~
the issue at the heart of modern government
the issue at the heart of modern government
~ of
We live in the very heart of the city.
We live in the very heart of the city.
PHRASES
the heart of the matter/problem