all heart

Definitions

Motivated by positive emotions, especially as productive of exceptionally generous or kind behavior.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“"[F]ar from wanting feeling, Charlotte Henley is all heart. To use⟳ your own⟳ language," she added, turning her eyes towards him archly, "it is for her heart that I most love⟳ her."”

“Joseph Michael Valachi looks a bit like⟳ a Damon Runyon gangster—the tough guy who really is all heart.”

“Greyhounds in general are all heart, kind and gentle souls that love⟳ to please⟳ and be with their owners.”

“[I]f you were sad, he would put⟳ his arms around you and go out and buy⟳ a present⟳ even if he didn’t have⟳ any money that month. He was all heart.”

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