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Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. |
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I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions using the word heart. |
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People believed for a long time |
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that the heart was the center of a person's emotions. |
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That is why the word "heart" is used in |
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so many expressions about emotional situations. |
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One such expression is to "lose your heart" to someone. |
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When that happens, you have fallen in love. |
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But if the person who won your heart |
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does not love you, then you are sure |
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to have a "broken heart." |
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In your pain and sadness, |
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you may decide that the person you loved |
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is "hard-hearted," and in fact, has a "heart of stone." |
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You may decide to "pour out your heart" to a friend. |
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Telling someone about your personal problems |
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can often make you feel better. |
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If your friend does not seem to understand |
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how painful your broken heart is, |
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you may ask her to "have a heart." |
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You are asking your friend to show |
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some sympathy for your situation. |
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Your friend "has her heart in the right place" |
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if she says she is sorry, |
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and shows great concern for how you feel. |
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Your friend may, however, |
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warn you not to "wear your heart on your sleeve." |
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In other words, |
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do not let everyone see how lovesick you are. |
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When your heart is on your sleeve |
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you are showing your deepest emotions. |
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If your friend says "my heart bleeds for you," |
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she means the opposite. |
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She is a cold-hearted person |
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who does not really care about your situation. |
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In the ever-popular motion picture, |
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"The Wizard of Oz," the Tin Man seeks a heart. |
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He wanted to feel the emotion of love, |
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and was seeking help |
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from the powerful Wizard of Oz to find a heart. |
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The Cowardly Lion, in the same movie, |
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did have a heart. |
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But he lacked courage and wanted to ask the Wizard of Oz |
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to give him some. |
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You could say that the cowardly lion was "chicken-hearted." |
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That is another way of describing someone |
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who is not very brave. |
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A chicken is not noted for its bravery. |
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Thus, someone who is chicken-hearted |
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does not have much courage. |
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When you are frightened or concerned, |
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your "heart is in your mouth." |
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You might say, for example, |
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that your heart was in your mouth |
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when you asked a bank |
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to lend you some money to pay for a new house. |
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If that bank says no to you, |
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do not "lose heart." |
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Be strong-hearted. |
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Sit down with the banker |
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and have a "heart-to-heart" talk: |
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be open and honest about your situation. |
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The bank may have a "change of heart" -- |
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it may agree to lend you the money. |
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Then you could stop worrying |
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and "put your heart at rest." |
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This VOA Special English program |
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Words and Their Stories |
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was written by Marilyn Christiano. |
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I'm Rich Kleinfeldt. |
