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had one's heart in the right place

had one's heart in the right place is the simple past and past participle of have one's heart in the right place.

Meaning of have one's heart in the right place

Verb

have one's heart in the right place (third-person singular simple present has one's heart in the right place, present participle having one's heart in the right place, simple past and past participle had one's heart in the right place)

  1. (idiomatic) To have good intentions.
    • My brother doesn't always do the right thing, but he has his heart in the right place.

Questions about had one's heart in the right place

What is had one's heart in the right place the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's heart in the right place is the simple past and past participle of have one's heart in the right place.

Words near had one's heart in the right place in the dictionary

  1. had one's hands full
  2. had one's head read
  3. had one's head up one's ass
  4. had one's heart in
  5. had one's heart in one's boots
  6. had one's heart in the right place
  7. had one's heart set on
  8. had one's heart set upon
  9. had one's hump up
  10. had one's mind about one
  11. had one's moments

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