out of the goodness of heart



*out of the goodness of one's heart

Fig. simply because one is kind. (*Typically: be something ~; do something ~.) What are you going to pay me? You don't expect me to do this out of the goodness of my heart, do you?
See also: goodness, heart, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Corona-Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
DodieDO-deeEnglish
LjubanLYOO-bahnSerbian, Croatian
LaylaLAY-lə (English)Arabic, English
BrandenBRAN-dənEnglish
Robyn['rɔbin]