take into heart
take (someone or something) into (one's) heart
To accept, love, and cherish someone or an animal. Everyone in this community took Margaret into their hearts the moment they met her. She will be sorely missed. I only intended to foster the dog for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't help taking it into my heart right away.
See also: heart, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take someone (or an animal) into one's heart
Fig. to grow to love and trust someone or an animal; to receive a newcomer graciously and lovingly. He was such a cute little boy. We took him into our hearts immediately. We loved the puppy instantly and took her into our hearts at once.
See also: heart, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take (someone or something) into (one's) heart
- care about
- care about (someone or something)
- heart
- heart (someone or something)
- have hand in the till
- have (one's) hand in the till
- have your hand in the till
- have (one's) heart go out to (someone)
- have heart go out to