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
SimeonSIM-ee-ən (English)Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian
Gala-Russian
Amurdad-Persian Mythology
SherrySHER-eeEnglish
Anatolyah-nah-TO-leeyRussian
Domingodo-MEENG-goSpanish