dear to (one's) heart
dear to (one's) heart
Personally important to, or loved by, one. The little girl who came to visit the elderly woman every weekend was very dear to her heart.
See also: dear, heart
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be close to (one's) heart
- be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
- dear me
- Dear me!
- cost (one) dear
- the dear knows
- an old dear
- old dear
- dear
- lead (one) up the aisle