put one's heart in en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To be emotionally invested in (something); to do (something) wholeheartedly.
Angelica Cardona, with a microphone in her hand, stands among a group of candidates. Her voice reverberates firmly from the stage: “The art of weaving forms part of our Mayan identity. Nowadays, however, cheap printed fabrics are replacing our ancestral hand-woven textiles. This is how capitalism is killing our culture and preventing us from putting our heart in each artisanal piece we produce.”
2020 May 1, Bartlomiej Kaftan, “Queens’ Land: the indigenous Mayan queens of Guatemala – photo essay”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puts one's heart in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| putting one's heart in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put one's heart in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put one's heart in | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
have one's heart in · put one's heart and soul in · someone's heart is in
Translations (2)
pl włożyć serce (Translations) · pl wkładać serce (Translations)