- take heart
- phrasal to gain courage or confidence
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
take heart
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take heart — verb gain courage (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buck up • Hypernyms: ↑cheer, ↑hearten, ↑recreate, ↑embolden • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
Take Heart — Infobox Album Name = Take Heart Type = Album Artist = Juice Newton Released = 1979 Recorded = Genre = Country rock Length = Label = Capitol Records (SN 16244) Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
take heart — {v. phr.} To be encouraged; feel braver and want to try. * /The men took heart from their leader s words and went on to win the battle./ * /When we are in trouble we can take heart from the fact that things often seem worse than they are./… … Dictionary of American idioms
take heart — {v. phr.} To be encouraged; feel braver and want to try. * /The men took heart from their leader s words and went on to win the battle./ * /When we are in trouble we can take heart from the fact that things often seem worse than they are./… … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ heart — v. phr. To be encouraged; feel braver and want to try. The men took heart from their leader s words and went on to win the battle. When we are in trouble we can take heart from the fact that things often seem worse than they are. Contrast: lose… … Словарь американских идиом
take heart — verb be courageous; regain ones courage Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine … Wiktionary
take heart — have courage, be strong When we had troubles, Grandpa said, Take heart, my children … English idioms
take heart — to feel encouraged. The entire world should take heart that progress is being made in the effort to eliminate this disease … New idioms dictionary
take heart — your cards and letters helped us to take heart Syn: be encouraged, be heartened, be comforted; cheer up, brighten up, perk up, liven up, revive … Thesaurus of popular words
take heart (from something) — phrase to feel happier or less worried because of something The team took heart from an honourable draw. Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: heart * * * take ˈheart (from sth) … Useful english dictionary
take heart of grace — (archaic) To pluck up courage (origin of ‘of grace’ uncertain) • • • Main Entry: ↑grace take heart of grace see under ↑grace • • • Main Entry: ↑heart … Useful english dictionary
