someone's heart is in

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someone's heart is in

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  1. idiomatic, in the negative Someone is emotionally invested in (something); someone does (something) wholeheartedly. John Redwood, a longtime Eurosceptic Tory MP, said: “Sir Ivan’s heart was not in the negotiations. The talks do not need to be that complicated. If you leave, you leave. You take control of your borders, your laws and your money and that is not something that needs to be negotiated with Mrs Merkel.”

    Similar: put one's heart in, put one's heart and soul in, have one's heart in

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@misc{someone_s_heart_is_in_2026,
  title = {someone's heart is in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/someone's%20heart%20is%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}