lose heart
to fall in love

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lose heart
lose (your) heart (to (someone/something))
to fall in love.
I lost my heart to airplanes when I was eight years old, and I've wanted to be a pilot ever since.

lose (your) heart to (someone)
[literary]
to fall in love with someone.
I think he lost his heart to Mary on the day they met.

lose (your) heart to (someone)
[literary]
to fall in love with someone.
I think he lost his heart to Mary on the day they met.

lose (your) heart to (someone)
[literary]
to fall in love with someone.
I think he lost his heart to Mary on the day they met.

lose (your) heart to (someone)
[literary]
to fall in love with someone.
I think he lost his heart to Mary on the day they met.

to stop believing that you can succeed.
Don't lose heart, there'll be plenty more chances for promotion.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

lose heart
to feel discouraged because of failure, to lose the hope of success
The girl has begun to lose heart in her efforts to learn the piano.

I tried not to lose heart even though I had failed my driver's exam for the second time.

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lose heart
v. phr. To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success.
The team had won no games and it lost heart.
Antonym: TAKE HEART.

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lose one's heart
v. phr. To fall in love; begin to love.
She lost her heart to the soldier with the broad shoulders and the deep voice.
Bill lost his heart to the puppy the first time he saw it.

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