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take to heart

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  1. Be deeply moved or affected or upset by, as in I know you'll take these comments about your story to heart, or She really took that college rejection to heart. [c. 1300]

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Either way, Appel says the real lesson — and it’s one I take to heart — is that you shouldn’t hesitate to write that letter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

"Or you can take to heart what we discussed."

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Unity and mutual assistance are the messages the city should take to heart, not throwing stones at the easiest target while she, and all of us, still have a job to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Hats off to Time and outlets like it that take to heart the unique gravity of this moment.

From Salon • May 3, 2024

“I take to heart the blessed words, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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