Follow One's Heart Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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follow one's heart What does follow one's heart mean?	to act according to one's feelings	I decided to follow my heart and study art rather than computer science.
follow one's heart What does follow one's heart mean?	to act according to one's feelings	The boy followed his heart and decided to study music at school.
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white elephant What does "white elephant" mean?	a useless possession (that often costs money to maintain)	The new airport is a white elephant and nobody wants to use it.

put all one's eggs in one basket What does "put all one's eggs in one basket" mean?	to risk everything at once	I do not want to put all my eggs in one basket and only invest money in real estate.
commo What does "commo" mean?	communications, especially radio
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
wet one's whistle What does "wet one's whistle" mean?	have a drink (one's whistle is one's throat)	I stopped at a small cafe near the beach in order to wet my whistle.
turn on one`s heel What does "turn on one`s heel" mean?	to turn around suddenly	The letter carrier turned on his heel when he saw the large dog.
very last What does "very last" mean?	the end of something	We were able to buy the very last tickets to the concert.
up to What does "up to" mean?	until	Up to last week I had never been inside a bowling alley.
change hands What does "change hands" mean?	to be transferred from one person to another	The pizza restaurant changed hands many times during the last several years.
homegirl What does "homegirl" mean?	good female friend
full of oneself What does "full of oneself" mean?	to be conceited, to be self-important	The girl was full of herself and would only talk about things that were important to her.
bring out (something) or bring (something) out What does "bring out (something) or bring (something) out" mean?	to make something available, to introduce something to the public	The woman brought out some snacks for the children. The computer company brought out a new computer last month.

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Follow One's Heart Idiom