follow heart

follow (one's) heart

To do what one's feelings and/or intuition indicate is right. I know I was making a lot of money at that job, but it was so unfulfilling. In the end, I had to follow my heart and pursue a career as an actor.
See also: follow, heart
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

follow one's heart

Fig. to act according to one's feelings; to obey one's sympathetic or compassionate inclinations. I couldn't decide what to do, so I just followed my heart. I trust that you will follow your heart in this matter.
See also: follow, heart
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • follow (one's) heart
  • pay too dearly for (one's) whistle
  • a full-time job
  • my spider-sense is tingling
  • my spidey-sense is tingling
  • tingle
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • read the room
  • play (one's) hunch
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CRAIG PATERSON is adamant Hibs won't follow Hearts out of the Premiership - but admits they face a scrap with St Mirren for survival.
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Q: I saved up all my hard-earned to follow Hearts on their pre-season tour of Canada.
Fan zone: Ask the proof
Aberdeen are expected to follow Hearts by having a stock market flotation later this year.
Milne to help Dons cash in
DAILY POLL Are Hibs going to follow Hearts down to the Championship after their 2-0 derby defeat on Sunday?
BOOTROOM
ABERDEEN last night confirmed they are trying to follow Hearts onto the cash-rich TV bandwagon.
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SKY Sports are set to follow Hearts as they kick-off their defence of the Tennents Scottish Cup later this month.
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Magnus' Heart's not in it