not have the heart to



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.
See also: have, heart, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Corneliakawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Hope[həup]
Mattheus-Biblical Latin
Hayatehah-yah-teJapanese
Alpin-Scottish
AidenAY-dənEnglish (Modern)