give heart to someone—inspire smb. with confidence; encourage a person:
- Tom says he hopes his success will give heart to those who have lost their jobs. Cf.: take heart from
someone—be encouraged or inspired by a person:
- During the time I spent in Nigeria I took heart from brand-new converts to the Church.
give one’s heart to someone —(also: lose one’s heart to someone) fall in love with a person:
- She grew to womanhood, and gave her heart to one who could not know its worth.