have the heart (to do something)



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have the heart (to do something)

To be hard hearted, callous, or unsympathetic (enough to do something); to have the emotional resolve (to do something). Usually used in the negative. How could you have the heart to fire Joanna the day after her father died? I didn't have the heart to tell her that I didn't love her anymore.
See also: have, heart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Raanan-Hebrew
TopsyTAHP-seeEnglish (Rare)
AllieAL-eeEnglish
Shaimaa-Arabic
Cai (2)-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
LoesLOOSDutch