change of heart
Use Change of heart in a sentencechange of heart
noun
a reversal of one's feelings, intentions, opinions, etc.: At first Mother said we couldn't go, but she had a change of heart and let us.
Origin:
1820–30
1820–30
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change of heart
Altered feelings or attitude, as in Paul didn't like his new job, but a raise prompted a change of heart and he became quite enthusiastic. [Early 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Change of heart
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
All this helps explain the company's swift change of heart.
The ultimate goal of every single poem is a change of mind or a change of heart, not only for the reader but for the writer.
Still, it is difficult to see it as anything but a change of heart.
He was encouraged in this change of heart by the housing collapse, in which the market for lawn seed was collateral damage.
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