Emotions & feelings
have your heart set on something
want one particular thing very much
If you have your heart set on something, you want that particular thing very strongly.
Hear it in real life
Why did you choose that phone?
I had my heart set on this model.
My daughter has her heart set on studying at a university near the sea.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I have my heart set in studying abroad.
Say: I have my heart set on studying abroad.
The fixed phrase uses “set on,” not “set in,” for the goal you strongly want.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have your heart set on something; had your heart set on something; have one's heart set on doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
My daughter has her heart set on studying at a university near the sea.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have your heart set on something
want one particular thing very much
“My daughter has her heart set on studying at a university near the sea.”
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