American Idioms and Expressions

Find It In One's Heart To (do Something) Idiom

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find it in one's heart to (do something) What does find it in one's heart to (do something) mean?	to have the courage or compassion to do something	I could not find it in my heart to tell the little boy about his dead dog.
find it in one's heart to (do something) What does find it in one's heart to (do something) mean?	to have the courage or compassion to do something	I could not find it in my heart to tell the young woman that she could not continue to work at the company.
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each and every What does "each and every" mean?	every	"I want each and every student to bring his or her textbook tomorrow."

cat gets one`s tongue What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean?	the inability to say something	The cat got our supervisor's tongue and she did not say anything during the meeting.
bundle up What does "bundle up" mean?	to put on warm clothes, to dress warmly	We bundled up and went for a walk in the park.
keep an eye on (someone or something) What does "keep an eye on (someone or something)" mean?	to watch someone or something carefully, to take care of someone or something	I asked my aunt to keep an eye on our apartment while we went for our holiday.
in one's own best interest(s) What does "in one's own best interest(s)" mean?	to one's advantage or benefit	It was in my friend's own best interests to move into a larger apartment with his family.
blood, sweat and tears What does "blood, sweat and tears" mean?	signs of great personal effort	We put much blood, sweat and tears into building the house. blow Idioms
shits What does "shits" mean?	diarrhea; the runs; loose stool.	I've had the shits since I ate that bad fish.

not move a muscle What does "not move a muscle" mean?	do not move at all	I did not move a muscle when the large dog approached me on the street.
break a law What does "break a law" mean?	to fail to obey a law	The young man broke the law when he drove his friend's car without a proper license.
dirty work What does "dirty work" mean?	unpleasant or uninteresting work	I refused to do the dirty work which my friend wanted me to do.
for certain What does "for certain" mean?	without doubt, certainly, surely	The best player will not be playing in the game tonight for certain.
vicious circle What does "vicious circle" mean?	unbroken sequence of cause and effect with bad results	He had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more.

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