| 单词 | to have one's heart in the right place |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have one's heart in the right place f. to have one's heart in the right place and variants: to have good or appropriate opinions, sympathies, etc. (often notwithstanding superficial indications to the contrary). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [phrase] > one means well to have one's heart in the right place1674 1674 C. Cotton tr. B. de Montluc Commentaries i. 45 He had a great mind (as his heart was in a right place) to do something..before he retir'd. 1725 Plain Dealer 1 Jan. 2/2 There can be no-body, who is a Friend, either to Learning, or Humanity, and who has his Heart in the right Place, but must feel a generous Delight, in [etc.]. 1778 Gentleman's & London Mag. June 349/1 The female pen, when the heart is in the right place, is tipped with elegance. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. xii. 107 God knows if his heart lay in the right place for all that! 1891 E. Kinglake Austral. at Home 117 Those who pass their lives in the bush generally have their heart in the right place, though they do love to play a new chum. 1918 C. E. Van Loan Fore! 211 When you can't think of anything else to say for a man, you can always say that his heart is in the right place. It sounds well, but it doesn't mean anything. 1968 F. Hardy Unlucky Australians 11 The old Territorian is a good bloke, rough as guts but his heart's in the right place. 2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid iv. 173 Although Hector is a mass of contradictions, I am certain his heart is in the right place. < as lemmas |
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