find it in one's heart



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]
See also: find, heart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Boos-Biblical Greek
Stella (1)STEL-ə (English)English, Italian, Dutch, German
Zita (1)DZEE-tah (Italian)Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Valenciabah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
PervİN-Turkish
RefİK-Turkish