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idiomsb doesn't have the heart to do sthused in order to say that you are unwilling to say or do something that would make someone unhappy or upset:Jan came round late last night, almost in tears, and I didn't have the heart to tell her I had things to do.Dad did the ironing - all of it. Mom didn't have the heart to tell him she doesn't usually iron the socks.
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