Heart Idioms

Match the idioms with the pictures and then put the correct number next to the explanation of
the meaning:

A B C D E

F G H I J

1. a hearty breakfast 6. have your heart in your mouth

2. bleeding heart 7. wear your heart on your sleeve
3. eat your heart out 8. have a change of heart
4. heart is in the right place 9. a heavy heart
5. hard hearted 10. to take heart

A soft-hearted person feeling pity for everyone. ____

To be very unhappy. ____
To be scared or frightened. ____
To have good intentions. ____
To make your feelings known to everyone. ____
To change your plans. ____
Unsympathetic, cruel. ____
To feel sad about something. ____
A nourishing, filling meal eaten in the morning. _1__
Look on the bright side of things. ____

Put the right idiom in the blank space to complete the sentences:

Nina is such a bleeding heart that if she sees someone sad she immediately rushes to talk to them.
When my sister jumped from the tree straight into the pond my mother ______________________.
After the team lost the match, the coach sat in a corner and ________________________.
Many people consider Jared to be a very rude person but his friends know that he has his
________________________.
Everyone knows how Tom feels about Linda because he _______________________________.
He used to be so kind and loving, but after his wife left him and he lost all his money he became a
________________ man.
It is with _____________________ that I bring you the news of the death of our Queen.
As we look at the conflicts raging in the world today we must _______________ and appreciate the
goodness around us.
Before we set out for the mountains Sharon made us all a ________________________ and gave us
some sandwiches for lunch.
I agreed to go fishing with my dad but he __________________________ and decided to go bowling
instead. I must admit this was much more fun.

Key:

Adapted from “Idioms Are Fun” by A Wilco Book

Match the idioms with the pictures and then put the correct number next to the explanation of
the meaning:

A B C D E

F G H I J

1. a hearty breakfast 6. have your heart in your mouth

2. bleeding heart 7. wear your heart on your sleeve
3. eat your heart out 8. have a change of heart
4. heart is in the right place 9. a heavy heart
5. hard hearted 10. to take heart

A soft-hearted person feeling pity for everyone. __2___

To be very unhappy. __3___
To be scared or frightened. __6___
To have good intentions. __4___
To make your feelings known to everyone. __7___
To change your plans. __8___
Unsympathetic, cruel. __5___
To feel sad about something. __9___
A nourishing, filling meal eaten in the morning. __1___
Look on the bright side of things. _10___

Put the right idiom in the blank space to complete the sentences:

Nina is such a bleeding heart that if she sees someone sad she immediately rushes to talk to them.
When my sister jumped from the tree straight into the pond my mother had her heart in her mouth.
After the team lost the match, the coach sat in a corner and ate his heart out.
Many people consider Jared to be a very rude person but his friends know that he has his heart is in
the right place.
Everyone knows how Tom feels about Linda because he wears his heart on his sleeve.
He used to be so kind and loving, but after his wife left him and he lost all his money he became a
hard hearted man.
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you the news of the death of our Queen.
As we look at the conflicts raging in the world today we must take heart and appreciate the goodness
around us.
Before we set out for the mountains Sharon made us all a hearty breakfast and gave us some
sandwiches for lunch.
I agreed to go fishing with my dad but he had a change of heart and decided to go bowling instead. I
must admit this was much more fun.

Adapted from “Idioms Are Fun” by A Wilco Book