have (got) your heart set on something

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have (got) your heart set on something [idiom]

to want something very much, so that you would be very disappointed if you do not get it

Example:

She’s got her heart set on ballet lessons.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

have your heart/sights set on something

to want to do something very much, or to be aiming to do something She’s got her heart set on going to France this summer. Don has his sights set on a career in law.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

set your heart on something, have your heart set on something

to want something very muchThey’ve set their heart on a house in the country.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

to want something very much, so that you would be very disappointed if you do not get it:

She’s got her heart set on ballet lessons.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

to set your heart on something

phrase

If you have set your heart on something, you want it very much or want to do it very much.

He had always set his heart on a career in the fine arts.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

have one's heart set on (something)

idiom

Definition of have one's heart set on (something)

: to want something very muchShe has her heart set on a new bicycle.

American English

British English

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

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