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has one's heart in the right place

has one's heart in the right place is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's heart in the right place

What is has one's heart in the right place the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's heart in the right place is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's heart in the right place.

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

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

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