Eat your heart out.
This idiom or expression is difficult to explain. Please look at the following examples:
When someone says “I’m going on a trip, eat your heart out,” they mean something like “I’m going on a trip but you’re not. I hope that’ll make you crazy!”
When someone says “I just got a promotion, eat your heart out,” they mean something like “I got a promotion but you didn’t, and I know that’s killing you!”
Depending on who says it and how it is said, this could be a mean or a humorous statement.
Take it to heart. Taking it to heart.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Taking something seriously.
Getting upset over something.
He’s always angry, but his heart is in the right place.
This idiom or expression like sentence means:
Despite his anger, he’s a good man.
Cross my heart.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Assuring the listener that the statement is true.
A. Can I be sure you’ll be there?
B. I’ll be there, I promise. Cross my heart!
Old ticker.
This idiom or expression like phrase means:
The heart.
A. Are you having heart problems?
B. Yeah, the old ticker is bothering me again!!
