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close to your heart close to (one's) heartPersonally important to, or loved by, one. The little girl who came to visit the elderly woman every weekend was very close to her heart.See also: close, heartclose to your heart mainly BRITISH or dear to your heart COMMON If a subject is close to your heart or dear to your heart, it is very important to you and you care a lot about it. Note: The heart is traditionally regarded as the centre of the emotions. For presenter Manjeet K. Sandhu the position of Asian women in society is an issue very close to her heart. It's a project that is dear to my heart. Note: In American English, you can also say that a subject is near and dear to your heart. She has impressed Senators with her knowledge of subjects near and dear to their hearts.See also: close, heart |