be near to (one's) heart
be near to (one's) heart
To be personally important to or loved by one. That old dog is very near to my heart.
See also: heart, near
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be close/dear/near to somebody’s ˈheart
be a person or thing that somebody is very fond of, concerned about, interested in, etc: The campaign to keep our local hospital open is something that is very close to my heart.See also: close, dear, heart, near
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- near
- near to (one's) heart
- near to one's heart
- lose (one's) heart to (someone)
- lose heart to
- lose one's hear to
- lose your heart
- light heart
- have a heart
- one's heart is set against