Meaning of FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when we use the phrase "from the bottom of my heart" it's usually used
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to indicate that we are very sincere about what we are saying or that we are very truthful
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about what we are saying.
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It's used to express sincere emotion.
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Often you will hear it with the phrase "thank you".
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So you may hear an English speaker say something like, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart
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for helping me when my car broke down the other day."
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You will often hear this phrase used at a wedding when someone is up front giving a
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speech.
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You might hear someone say, "I just want to thank my parents from the bottom of my heart
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for doing such a good job raising me.
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I just want to thank my parents from the bottom of my heart for being kind and teaching me
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good values when I was a kid."
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You also might hear this phrase "from the bottom of my heart" when someone is thanking
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someone for doing a lot of really good work at a job or when they are retiring.
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So at a retirement party, that's a party given for someone who is retiring from a job, you
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might hear the boss go up and say, "I would just like to thank you from the bottom my
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heart for all of the hard work that you did over the many years that you worked for our
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company."
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So again if you thank someone from the bottom of your heart it means that you are very sincere
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and very grateful for what they have done.
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