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
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
Ulvİ-Turkish
MÉLisande-French
Ines-Italian, Slovene, Croatian
Grimm[grim]
Busch[buəʃ]