take to heart

prendere a cuore, prendere sul serio

Dare importanza a consigli o commenti e lasciare che influenzino sentimenti o azioni.

In inglese semplice: To treat advice or comments as important and let them affect your feelings or actions.

• I took your advice to heart.
• Don't take every rude comment to heart.
• Has he taken the warning to heart?

Come si usa: take something to heart (She took her teacher's advice to heart and practised every day.)

Sinonimi: take seriously, heed, internalize

Contrari: disregard

Espressioni comuni: take something to heart, really take to heart

prendersela a cuore

Lasciarsi colpire profondamente da qualcosa e soffrirne molto.

In inglese semplice: If you are deeply affected by something, you feel very upset about it.

• He took the criticism to heart.
• Try not to take their jokes to heart.
• She took her failure to heart and cried all evening.

Come si usa: take something to heart (She took his harsh comments to heart.)

Sinonimi: be hurt by, be upset by

Espressioni comuni: take criticism to heart, take something to heart