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have a heart of stone

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have a heart of stone
to be cruel and have no sympathy for people. He wouldn't help his own mother if she needed it - he's got a heart of stone.
See also: heart, stone


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One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing.
A BLOCK OF GRANITE by Coughlan, Neil / Commonweal
To paraphrase one Victorian commenting on another, you would have to have a heart of stone to read this passage without laughing out loud.
A World of Their Own: Myth, Ritual, and the Quest for Family Values by Wall, Helena M. / Journal of Social History
But flying past the Statue of Liberty and ground zero next Sunday, carrying the flag of California to the people of New York, well, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to take a big gulp on that one.
PILOTS WILL BRING FLAGS, PRAYERS TO N.Y by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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