be dear to someone's heart

be dear to someone's heart
be dear to someone’s heart formal phrase
if something is dear to someone’s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it

Education is a subject that is very dear to the Prime Minister’s heart.

Thesaurus: to be important, or to give something importancesynonym
Main entry: dear

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  • be dear to someone's heart — formal if something is dear to someone s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it Education is a subject that is very dear to the Prime Minister s heart …   English dictionary

  • dear to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • close to someone's heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • close to someone's heart — close/dear/near/to someone’s heart phrase very important or interesting to someone a topic that is obviously very close to his heart Thesaurus: importantsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dear — dear1 [ dır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 at beginning of letter ▸ 2 loved/liked very much ▸ 3 expensive ▸ 4 used for speaking to someone ▸ 5 nice ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them: Dear Diana, I… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dear — I UK [dɪə(r)] / US [dɪr] adjective Word forms dear : adjective dear comparative dearer superlative dearest *** 1) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them Dear Diana, I hope you re feeling better now. 2) loved or… …   English dictionary

  • dear to heart — close/dear to (someone s) heart if something is dear to someone s heart, it is very important to them. Animal rights is an issue very close to my heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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