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harden heart

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harden your heart (slightly formal)

to make yourself stop feeling kind or friendly towards someone. You've just got to harden your heart and tell him to leave.

See also: heart

harden your heart

to make yourself stop feeling kindness and sympathy. He found it difficult to harden his heart completely against his old colleague.

See also: heart

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