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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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"I think it's a message that men can take to heart as well," Streep says in response.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Above all, we should all take to heart this most quintessentially New York piece of advice from Dan, the creator of All Day NYC: “Stop following these fugazi pages.”

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

Now, every Sunday I listen as my pastor, the Rev. Tera Landers, ends her sermon with a phrase I take to heart: “Go out and love the world.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

“Great to see the players take to heart what we’ve been working on.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 4, 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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