heart of gold
heart of gold
A sincere, generous, and kind nature. Sarah always goes out of her way to help everyone she can—she really has a heart of gold.
See also: gold, heart, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
heart of gold
A very kind and good nature, as in Bill is very generous; he has a heart of gold. This expression alludes to gold in the sense of "something valued for its goodness." [Late 1500s]
See also: gold, heart, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
a heart of gold
COMMON If someone has a heart of gold, they are kind and generous, and enjoy helping other people. Note: The heart is traditionally regarded as the centre of the emotions. He's a tough guy, but with a heart of gold. He helped all the local sporting organisations — bowls, hockey, rugby and tennis. He had a heart of gold.
See also: gold, heart, of
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
heart of gold
a generous nature.See also: gold, heart, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
heart of gold, (to have) a
A singularly kind person. This term dates from the sixteenth century and was already well known by the time Shakespeare wrote Henry V (1599), in which Pistol describes his master: “The king’s a bawcock, and a heart of gold” (4.1). (A bawcock, in Elizabethan jargon, was a fine fellow; the term comes from the French beau coq, “fine bird.”)
See also: heart, of
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- a heart of gold
- heart of gold, (to have) a
- have a heart of gold
- go gold
- goldbricker
- gold-plated
- gold-plate
- goldbrick
- strike gold
- a gold mine