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Definition someone’s heart is in the right place in British English

someone’s heart is in the right place phrase

phrase
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used for saying that someone tries to be kind and do good things even though it does not always seem like this

Example

His heart's in the right place but he's a bit mixed up.

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Definition someone’s heart is in the right place in British English