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
XavierZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Gia-Italian
Granger['greindʒə]
Peer-Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blandus-Ancient Roman
LabhrÁSLOW-raws, LAV-rawsIrish