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heart

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AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART,

AT HEART,

DO ONE GOOD or DO ONE'S HEART GOOD,

FIND IT IN ONE'S HEART,

FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S HEART or WITH ALL ONE'S HEART,

TO ONE'S HEART'S CONTENT,

WEAR ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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