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Verbal Ability/Word-usage 11 / 50

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate: heart

A. She has her heart set on attending a prestigious university abroad.
B. The detective tried to get to the heart of the complex conspiracy.
C. It is important not to take criticism in heart, but to learn from it constructively.
D. Despite numerous setbacks, the team refused to lose heart and continued their efforts.

The incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word "heart" is in the third option: "It is important not to take criticism in heart, but to learn from it constructively."
Why it's wrong:
The standard idiomatic expression is "to take something to heart," meaning to consider something seriously and be affected by it, often emotionally. The preposition "in" is incorrect in this context.
Correct usage: "It is important not to take criticism to heart, but to learn from it constructively."

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