Emotions & feelings

do something from the heart

act sincerely

To say or do something with genuine feeling and without pretending.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Was your wedding speech planned?

Only partly; I wanted to say something from the heart.

Play the conversation

She gave her sister a gift from the heart.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I said it by my heart.

Say: I said it from the heart.

Use the preposition "from," not "by," in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

say something from the heart; do something from the heart

Your turn: say it out loud

She gave her sister a gift from the heart.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

do something from the heart

act sincerely

“She gave her sister a gift from the heart.”

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