Idiom
better nature
Meaning
the more amiable qualities of someone
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I appealed to his better nature to get him to help.”
“Even though he was angry, I appealed to his better nature and asked him to reconsider his decision.”
“In a moment of quiet reflection, she appealed to his better nature, hoping he would finally choose forgiveness over his long-held resentment.”
Examples
simple
“I appealed to his better nature to get him to help.”
contextual
“Even though he was angry, I appealed to his better nature and asked him to reconsider his decision.”
complex
“In a moment of quiet reflection, she appealed to his better nature, hoping he would finally choose forgiveness over his long-held resentment.”
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