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heart in one's work

heart in one's work

5.1
Great care and effort for your job
  • idiom
translation icon : poner el corazón en el trabajo
  • The best employees are those who put their heart in their work and strive to improve.

Examples

  • She puts her heart in her work every day.

  • Although the task was difficult, he kept his heart in his work until it was finished.

  • You can tell she really has her heart in her work by the care she takes with every detail.

  • The team showed their hearts in their work during the project.

  • She puts her heart in her work, which is why her projects always stand out.

  • The team's success is a result of everyone putting their heart in their work and collaborating effectively.

  • He truly shows his heart in his work by staying late to ensure everything is perfect.

Synonyms

to put one's heart in
vsheart in one's work
1 4.5

To try very hard and feel strongly about something

is used for strong dedication and passion in professional life
to put heart in
vsheart in one's work
  • Informal
5.3

Care deeply and work hard on a task

is about strong dedication and passion mainly in professional life

Antonyms

apathy
43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

disinterest
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

How Committed

devoted
80 3.4
passionate
329 2.8
heart in one's work
5.1
dedicated
153 3.9
committed
79 4.0

Surface Forms

heart in one's work singular
hearts in one's work plural

Morphology

heart + in + one's + work

The phrase uses a metaphorical sense of 'heart' (emotion, dedication) combined with a spatial preposition 'in' and 'work', so a learner who knows the words can plausibly infer 'putting feeling/dedication into one's job'. However the metaphorical mapping and idiomatic collocation ('put/has one's heart in') mean the exact nuance of sustained passion or commitment may not be fully predictable without some exposure, so it is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Heart in one's work comes from the simple image of someone putting their heart into their work, like a person who makes something carefully and with love. So, it means 'to show great dedication and passion'.