[Idiom] HAVE A HEART. - Discover the Power of Compassionate Phrases

Show compassion.

Have a heart" is an appeal for kindness, empathy, or compassion. It is an entreaty to consider the humaneness or softness of one's decisions and actions. The idiom encourages an understanding or merciful stance in situations where someone might be acting too harshly or insensitively.

Example Sentences

1. Please, have a heart and let her take a day off to care for her sick child.

   Please, show some compassion and let her take a day off to care for her sick child.

2. The judge decided to have a heart and reduced the sentence after hearing the difficult circumstances.

   The judge decided to show compassion and reduced the sentence after hearing the difficult circumstances.

3. Seeing the plight of the homeless in winter, she had a heart and organized a coat drive in her community.

   Seeing the plight of the homeless in winter, she organized a coat drive in her community to help them.