not have the heart to
not to want or be unkind enough to (do something unpleasant)
Example: I don't have the heart to tell him that everyone laughed at his suggestions.
See also: -hearted, at heart, break someone's heart, by heart, heart-warming, heartache, heartbeat, heartbreak, heartbroken, heartburn, hearten, heartfelt, heartless, hearty, heart-to-heart, from the bottom of one's heart, have a change of heart, have a heart!, have at heart, heart, heart and soul, heart attack, heart failure, hearts, lose heart, set one's heart on / have one's heart set on, take heart, take to heart, to one's heart's content, with all one's heart, "not have the heart to" in any languageExample: I don't have the heart to tell him that everyone laughed at his suggestions.
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