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Idioms and Phrases
Be merciful, show pity; also, be reasonable. For example, Have a heart—I can't pay you back until next month , or Have a heart and stop your arguing now . This expression is often put as an imperative, as in the examples. [c. 1900] Also see harden one's heart .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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