"after one's own heart" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈhɑːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːf-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæftɚ wʌnz oʊn ˈhɑɹt/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-after one's own heart.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Etymology: From after (“in imitation of; following”) + one’s + own + heart (“disposition; personality”), a reference to 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22 in the Bible: see the 1526 and 1611 quotations. Etymology templates: {{m|en|after|t=in imitation of; following}} after (“in imitation of; following”), {{m|en|one's|one’s}} one’s, {{m|en|own}} own, {{m|en|heart|t=disposition; personality}} heart (“disposition; personality”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} after one's own heart, {{en-PP}} after one's own heart
  1. (idiomatic) Of a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: after one's heart, after one's own soul
    Sense id: en-after_one's_own_heart-en-prep_phrase-PhKYfpAE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21
  2. (idiomatic) Of a situation or thing: according to, or appealing to, one's own desire, liking, or taste. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: after one's heart, after one's own soul Related terms: of one mind
    Sense id: en-after_one's_own_heart-en-prep_phrase-JOd4PDub

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