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heart of gold

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heart of gold

A sincere, generous, and kind nature. Sarah always goes out of her way to help everyone she can—she really has a heart of gold.

See also: gold, heart, of

heart of gold

A very kind and good nature, as in Bill is very generous; he has a heart of gold. This expression alludes to gold in the sense of "something valued for its goodness." [Late 1500s]

See also: gold, heart, of