Idiom
find it in one's heart
Meaning
To be sufficiently compassionate or gracious (to do something, especially to forgive someone or be willing to help them in some way).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.”
“After their long argument, she hoped her brother would find it in his heart to help her move house.”
“Even though he had suffered greatly because of their betrayal, he eventually found it in his heart to offer them a path toward reconciliation.”
Examples
simple
“I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.”
contextual
“After their long argument, she hoped her brother would find it in his heart to help her move house.”
complex
“Even though he had suffered greatly because of their betrayal, he eventually found it in his heart to offer them a path toward reconciliation.”
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