- harden heart
- harden (your) heart
slightly formal
to make yourself stop feeling kind or friendly towards someone.
You've just got to harden your heart and tell him to leave.
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harden your heart — phrase to make yourself stop caring or being affected by things Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym Main entry: harden * * * harden your heart ◇ If you harden your heart or if something hardens your heart, you stop having kind … Useful english dictionary
harden your heart — harden (your) heart slightly formal to make yourself stop feeling kind or friendly towards someone. You ve just got to harden your heart and tell him to leave … New idioms dictionary
Harden — Hard en (h[aum]rd n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hardened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hardening} ( n*[i^]ng).] [OE. hardnen, hardenen.] 1. To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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harden — [härd′ n] vt. [ME hardnen < ON harthna & < ME hard, HARD] 1. to make solid, rigid, or firm 2. to make callous [to harden one s heart] 3. to accustom to varying or adverse conditions or climate vi. to become solid, rigid, callous, etc … English World dictionary
harden — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] hardens, hardening, hardened 1) V ERG When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens... [V n] Give the cardboard two or three coats of… … English dictionary
heart — n. organ that circulates the blood 1) to transplant a heart 2) a healthy, strong; weak heart 3) an artificial heart 4) a heart beats; fails, stops; palpitates, throbs; pumps blood the heart as the center of emotions 5) to gladden; harden smb. s… … Combinatory dictionary
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harden */ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈhɑrd(ə)n] verb Word forms harden : present tense I/you/we/they harden he/she/it hardens present participle hardening past tense hardened past participle hardened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become hard or firm, or to… … English dictionary
