young at heart
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4.2
- idiom
- Informal
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joven de corazón
- He's gotten sourer as he's gotten older and I've tried to stay young... at heart.
- stay young at heart
- very young at heart
Your whole book is just a bunch of advice for young people, but let me ask and older people and old, well, everyone is young at heart and if you're not, you should be.
- Your whole book is just a bunch of advice for young people, but let me ask and older people and old, well, everyone is young at heart and if you're not, you should be.
Examples
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My call is to the young at heart, regardless of age.
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The Rebelution isn't just for the young... it's for the young at heart!
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What is your secret to staying young at heart and young in your mind?
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Everyone enjoyed themselves, especially the young and the young at heart.
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I find it is best to remain young at heart, especially when one's heart is no longer young.
Fiction book (1996) -
I have to deliberately open my heart back up to love, to stay young at heart despite what comes our way.
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No matter your age, feel young at heart in our VIP gondola.
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We go to the gym, we eat right, and to be honest, we still feel young at heart, even though that occasional glimpse in the mirror may tell us otherwise.
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Libraries also provide internet access to patrons; they provide large collections of music CDs and DVD movie-type media, and they even have games in their collections for young people or those young at heart.
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Edwin reminds us that age is just a number when you are young at heart.
Synonyms
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3.1
Having the energy and fresh look of a young person
How Youthful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'having a youthful spirit' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'young' (youthful) combined with 'heart' (the emotional core) plus the locative sense carried by 'at' (in one's heart). The construction 'X at heart' is a common, cross-linguistic way to express an internal quality, so a B1 learner who knows the words would very likely understand this expression.
Etymology
Young at heart comes from the idea of being young in your heart, that is, 'inside' rather than in your years. That's why it means being full of life and energy even when you are older.