call after (shout after someone as they are moving away) I called after you three or four times, but you didn’t hear me. ‘Good luck,’ his mother called after him as he left. envocabulary.com
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the hearts and minds of (the private emotions and feelings of) His speech touched the hearts and minds of every attendee. The movie captured the hearts and minds of the movie-going public. envocabulary.com
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tear heart out (make someone very sad) The deaths of those children tore my heart out. Closing the factory would tear the heart out of the local community. envocabulary.com
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strike at the heart of something (damage or destroy something by attacking the main part of it) The drought has struck at the heart of the country’s fragile economy. The military group is hoping to strike at the heart of the enemy’s stronghold. envocabulary.com
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steal someone’s heart (make someone fall in love with you) I hope to steal her heart and make her my bride. He married a pretty girl who stole his heart during a wedding ceremony. envocabulary.com
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