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have one's heart set on

 
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heart
part of speech: phrase
definition: to strongly desire and look forward to (something), and in such as way as to be greatly disappointed if the desire is not fulfilled.
The children had their hearts set on going to the amusement park and were terribly upset when they couldn't go.I was dreading giving her the bad news about getting that puppy, because I knew she had her heart set on it.