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take heart

Idioms  
  1. Be confident, be brave, as in Take heart, we may still win this game. This idiom uses heart in the sense of “courage.” [First half of 1500s]


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If you’ve ever lost something valuable on a Metro bus or train and assumed it was gone forever, take heart: There is a system for reuniting riders with their possessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

In fact, the Dow transports’ performance doesn’t have any special significance, though investors can take heart that the U.S. stock market’s leadership is broadening.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

“But we should also take heart that it is not the exception and that it reflects the very best of human behavior.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Regardless of the source, home buyers can take heart that economists think buyers’ fortunes will improve slightly next year.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

In any case thousands of individuals remained, most of them constellated in urban areas where they could physically see one another, take heart at their mutual presence.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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