find it in one's heart

Persuade oneself to do something, as in They were an hour late, but I couldn't find it in my heart to scold them. This expression, today generally put in the negative, alludes to searching self-examination. [Mid-1400s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carla	KAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Latasha	lə-TASH-ə	African American
Aamina	-	Arabic
Rubens	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
&Aelig;Lfweard	-	Anglo-Saxon
Nechemyah	-	Biblical Hebrew