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heart of stone

Idioms  

  1. A very cold and unfeeling nature, as in You'll get no sympathy from her; she has a heart of stone. This idea dates from ancient times and in English appeared in the Bible (Job 41:24). [Early 1600s]

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You’d have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Even a heart of stone would have been moved by Root celebrating his hundred by pulling on Thorpe's trademark headband.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

“You have to have a heart of stone if you can’t feel some level of compassion for these people,” he said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2018

It may have been the most visceral display of mental agony I've seen in tennis, and anyone who didn't feel for the guy at that moment must have a heart of stone.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 17, 2017

The remainder of this susceptible young creature's note, my boy, was calculated to move a heart of stone.

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)

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