have the heart

English

Verb

have the heart (third-person singular simple present has the heart, present participle having the heart, simple past and past participle had the heart)

1. (especially negative) to have the capacity (to do something); to be able to bring oneself to do something, especially something cruel or hardhearted

   I didn't have the heart to tell him we wouldn't ever come back to see him.

Hypernyms

• have it in one

Translations

have the capacity for

• Danish: nænne