search one's heart

search one's heart
or[search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest. * /The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom./ -[heart-searching] or[soul-searching] {n.} or {adj.} * /After much heart-searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said./ * /The minister preached a soul-searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other./

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  • search\ one's\ heart — • search one s heart • search one s soul v. phr. formal To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest. The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom …   Словарь американских идиом

  • search one's heart — or[search one s soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest. * /The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom./ [heart searching] or[soul… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • search\ one's\ soul — • search one s heart • search one s soul v. phr. formal To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest. The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom …   Словарь американских идиом

  • heart-searching — • heart searching • soul searching noun or adj After much heart searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said. The minister preached a soul searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other. See:… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • heart — See: AFTER ONE S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS ONE S HEART, DO ONE GOOD or DO ONE S HEART GOOD, FIND IT IN ONE S HEART, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART or WITH ALL ONE S HEART, FROM… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart — See: AFTER ONE S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS ONE S HEART, DO ONE GOOD or DO ONE S HEART GOOD, FIND IT IN ONE S HEART, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART or WITH ALL ONE S HEART, FROM… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart — See: after one s own heart, at heart, eat one s heart out, break one s heart, by heart, change of heart, cross one s heart, do one good or do one s heart good, find it in one s heart, from the bottom of one s heart or with all one s heart, from… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART …   Dictionary of American idioms

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