set heart against



set one's heart against something

Fig. to turn against something; to become totally against something. Jane set her heart against going to Australia. I set my heart against her departure.
See also: heart, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elixabete-Basque
Lorenzolo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Manuelmah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
MarcioMAHR-thyo (Spanish), MAHR-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Mccoy[mə'kɔi]
Jovian-Ancient Roman (Anglicized)