lose one's hear to



lose one's hear to

Fall in love with, as in I totally lost my heart to the new puppy. This expression uses heart in the sense of "the seat of love or affection." [First half of 1600s]
See also: hear, lose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Saana-Finnish
Babbage[bə'beidʒ]
CarletonKAHRL-tənEnglish
Edita-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Artem-Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
ElbertEL-bərtDutch