close to somebody's heart

They were getting close to the heart of her story now.

I asked him if it was something close to his heart.

But first, let me hold you one more time, close to my heart.

There are a few more points close to my heart.

It had made the union a thing close to each family's heart and interest.

Now we're getting close to the heart of things, thought Blade.

Sure, we want to make the films close to our heart.

It cost him a knife in the back, close to the heart.

What other celebrities are hands on with issues close to their heart?

Given music close to its heart, this one sounded very good indeed.