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heart is in the right place

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someone's heart is in the right place
if someone's heart is in the right place, they are a good and kind person even if they do not always seem to be. Jerry's a bit annoying sometimes but his heart's in the right place.
See also: heart, place, right
someone's heart is in the right place
someone has only good intentions. He isn't a good judge of other people, but his heart is in the right place.
See also: heart, place, right
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"Friend Phineas will ever have ways of his own," said Rachel Halliday, smiling; "but we all think that his heart is in the right place, after all.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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