not have the heart to

Be unable to bring oneself to say or do something, as in He didn't have the heart to tell her the cat had died. [Mid-1600s] Also see have a heart.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
DagnÝ	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Galen	['geilən]
Nthanda	-	Southern African, Tumbuka
Clytia	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Aloysius	[.æləu'iʃəs]