have a heart

1. 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.

Example Sentences

"The people here are absolutely brilliant, they're such lovely people and all of them have a heart of gold to do what they do."

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"He felt he was going to have a heart attack," said Yaneisy.

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"I thought I was going to have a heart attack because he went up in a vehicle and I was running" he joked.

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Daddy doesn’t need to have a heart, because Mommy’s endless reservoir of love and compassion is more than enough to compensate for what Daddy lacks.

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“What could I do? Just give up and have a heart attack?” he said, cracking an easy smile.

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