B2idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
have your heart set on something
USUK
to want something very much and be determined to get it
Followed by a noun or an -ing form. Often used when the wish may end in disappointment.
In context
My daughter has her heart set on studying medicine in Hue.
He had his heart set on the red car, so nothing else would do.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens