have the heart Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
Not have the heart
If you don't have the heart to do something, you don't have the strength or courage to do something. (Usually used in the negative)
have the heart
be able to give someone bad news: "I didn't have the heart to tell him he'd failed."
not have the heart to|have the heart|have the hear
v. phr. To not be insensitive or cruel.
My boss did not have the heart to lay off two pregnant women when they most needed their jobs.
have the heart to
have the heart to see
not have the heart to. Also see
have a heart;
heart in it, have one's.
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.
have the affection (to do something)
To be adamantine hearted, callous, or aloof (enough to do something); to accept the affecting boldness (to do something). Usually acclimated in the negative. How could you accept the affection to blaze Joanna the day afterwards her ancestor died? I didn't accept the affection to acquaint her that I didn't love her anymore.Learn more: have, hearthave the heart
be aloof or above enough. 1990 Neil Bissoondath On the Eve of Uncertain Tomorrows Miguel doesn't accept the affection to force her to do what he knows she should be doing. Learn more: have, heart
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