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lose heart
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Idioms and Phrases
Become discouraged, as in The rescuers worked hard for the first few hours, but then they lost heart . This term uses heart in the sense of “courage” or “spirit.” [Mid-1800s] Also see lose one's heart to .Discover More
Example Sentences
Not for a moment did the brave man lose heart or suffer himself to grow weary in his difficult task.
I felt that if I thought the matter over I might lose heart, so I suddenly bounded into the arena.
But don't you lose heart, Jim, for I'm sure this isn't the end of our story, by any means.
A young soldier must not lose heart because he finds he is a prisoner.
But weeds have this virtue: they are not easily discouraged; they never lose heart entirely; they die game.
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