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heart isn't in it

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your heart isn't in it
you do not feel something is exciting or interesting enough to do I tried to do some writing, but my heart wasn't in it.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form your heart isn't in something: His heart isn't in supervising people.
Related vocabulary: not have the stomach (for something)
See also: heart
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It's unfair to lead on your new man if your heart isn't in it.
Dear Miriam: Old flame flickers; ADVICE by The Mirror (London, England)
On Tuesday, she and Donna begin their spell on the wards but it's clear Bridget's heart isn't in it, which makes her colleagues wonder if she has what it takes to make it as a doctor.
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With a film to plug, Ricky Gervais has been putting himself about a bit, but his heart isn't in it.
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