have best interest at heart



have someone's best interest(s) at heart

to make decisions based on someone's best interests. I know she was only doing what would benefit her, but she said she had my best interests at heart.
See also: have, heart, interest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ViktorVIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini
ChipCHIPEnglish
BelÉNbe-LENSpanish
Anahita-Persian Mythology
LÚ&Eth;VÍKLOODH-veekIcelandic
Nikhila-Indian, Telugu, Hindi