idiom · informal

have a change of heart

UK/həv ə ˈtʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːt/US/hæv ə ˈtʃeɪndʒ əv hɑrt/have a CHANGE of HEART

speaking

to change your opinion or feeling about something, especially emotionally

Examples

“She was going to quit, but she had a change of heart and stayed.”

“After seeing how the charity worked, he had a change of heart.”

“I thought I hated spicy food, but living in Thailand made me have a change of heart.”

Band 8 sentence

“I intended to study architecture, but after volunteering with the shelter I had a change of heart and applied for medicine.”

Collocations

  • have/feel a change of heart
  • experience a change of heart

Word family

change of heart noun phrase

Common mistakes

have change of heart→have a change of heart

change one's heart→have a change of heart

Say it for a higher band

5change one's mind→6change one's mind→7+have a change of heart

Synonyms

change one's mind

Easily confused

change one's mind

“He changed his mind about going to university after the job offer.”

Related words

be on cloud ninedown in the dumpson edgekeep a stiff upper lipwear one's heart on one's sleevelet off steamhead over heels (in love)be over the moon

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