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harden one's heart

Feel no sympathy for, as in We can't afford to give them more; we'll just have to harden our hearts when they ask. [Late 1300s]

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Words nearby harden one's heart

hardener, hardening, hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, harden off, harden one's heart, harden up, hard-faced, hard-favored, hard-featured, hard feeling
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