take something to heart
to consider what someone says to you very seriously, often because it upsets you
take to heart
To take seriously and be affected or troubled by

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take something to heart
take (something) to heart
if you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you.
Don't take it to heart - he was only joking about your hair.

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take to heart
take (something) to heart
if you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you.
Don't take it to heart - he was only joking about your hair.

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take something to heart
to be strongly affected by something that someone says to you so you take it seriously or are upset by it; to consider something seriously
I did not expect my friend to take my criticism to heart when I complained that he was always late.

You should not really take what he says to heart. He is really very kind.

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take to heart
to be strongly affected by something that someone says to you so you take it seriously or are upset by it; to consider something seriously
I did not expect my friend to take my criticism to heart when I complained that he was always late.

You should not really take what he says to heart. He is really very kind.

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take 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.

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