# find it in one's heart

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/find-it-in-ones-heart
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To be sufficiently compassionate or gracious (to do something, especially to forgive someone or be willing to help them in some way).

## 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.

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