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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak.
I'm Fay Fei.
And I'm Rob.
Rob, why are you sounding so fed up?
Well, I've just had a meeting about my work with my boss and his feedback wasn't very good.
Oh, no.
What did he say?
He said I had a very relaxed attitude to work.
Oh, Rob, don't take it to heart.
He's not good at giving constructive feedback.
My heart is fine, thanks, Fei Fei.
It's just my feelings that are hurt.
I'm sure.
But I wasn't referring to your heart literally.
If someone takes something to heart,
it means they react to someone's criticism or advice personally and seriously so that they become upset by it.
Cheer up, Rob.
You're not the only one who's been taking things to heart.