all heart

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Motivated by positiveemotions, especially as productive of exceptionallygenerousorkindbehavior.1823,James Fenimore Cooper,Tales for Fifteen or, Imagination and Heart:"[F]ar from wanting feeling, Charlotte Henley isall heart. To use your own language," she added, turning her eyes towards him archly, "it is for her heart that I most love her."1969January 17, "Books: His Life and Crimes" (review ofThe Valachi PapersbyPeter Maas),Time(retrieved 2 May 2019):Joseph Michael Valachi looks a bit like a Damon Runyon gangster—the tough guy who really isall heart.2007October 7, Andrea Guttman "Opinions: Want a Great Dog? Adopt a Greyhound,New York Times(retrieved 2 May 2019):Greyhounds in general areall heart, kind and gentle souls that love to please and be with their owners.2014June 5, Elizabeth Grice "Mark Shand: 'It was like watching a lion fall',Telegraph(UK)(retrieved 2 May 2019):"[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 wasall heart."

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