heart is in the right place

heart is in the right place
or[have one's heart in the right place] To be kind-hearted, sympathetic or well-meaning; have good intentions. * /All the tramps and stray dogs in the neighborhood knew that Mrs. Brown's heart was in the right place./ * /Tom looks very rough but his heart is in the right place./

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