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heart as big as Phar Lap

heart as big as Phar Lap noun: the quality of being very bighearted (noble, kind and generous).

Noun

a heart as big as Phar Lap

  1. (Australia, informal) The quality of being very bighearted (noble, kind and generous).

Origin of heart as big as Phar Lap

In reference to the champion Thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap (1926–1932), supposed to have had an unusually large heart.

Questions about heart as big as Phar Lap

What does heart as big as Phar Lap mean?
Heart as big as Phar Lap means the quality of being very bighearted (noble, kind and generous).
What part of speech is heart as big as Phar Lap?
Heart as big as Phar Lap is a noun.

Words near heart as big as Phar Lap in the dictionary

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