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beating heart en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (figuratively) The core of a thing; its most essential or important part.
   • This was an outstanding Manchester City performance, the old quality back on show, but Foden was its beating heart, the peerless Rodri also playing his part. 2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC:
   • the beating heart of the economy
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beating, heart.
   • beating-heart transplant
   • be still my beating heart

Forms

Relateds

heartbeat

Synonyms

heart and soul

Translations (3)

pl serce ((figurative)) · fi sykkivä sydän ((figurative)) · fr cœur battant ((figurative))