harden one's heart



harden one's heart

Feel no sympathy for, as in We can't afford to give them more; we'll just have to harden our hearts when they ask . [Late 1300s]
See also: harden, heart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WeldonWEL-dənEnglish
Lycus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
SharronSHER-ən, SHAR-ənEnglish
Dimitris-Greek
Manju-Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu
StephenSTEEV-ən (English), STEF-ən (English)English, Biblical