steal someone's heart

verb

To captivate someone; to mesmerize someone.

Meanings

verbsteal someone's heart (third-person singular simple present steals someone's heart, present participle stealing someone's heart, simple past and past participle stole someone's heart)

present singular third person steals someone's heart · participle present stealing someone's heart · participle past stole someone's heart · past stole someone's heart

  1. idiomaticTo captivate someone; to mesmerize someone.

    I used to take girls up to Stony Brook and steal their hearts like some crook, true story

    2023, “3D (song)”, performed by Jungkook ft. Jack Harlow
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Chicago

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