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 makes you jealous!
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.
Taking it to heart.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Taking something seriously.
Getting upset over something.
Cross my heart.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Creating trust.
Assuring the listener that the statement is true.
Q. Can I be sure you’ll be there?
A. 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!!
