heart of hearts

heart of hearts

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Noun

heart of hearts (plural hearts of hearts)

1. (idiomatic) One's innermost private feelings.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5

     She was grieved, and bitterly sorry for the man who was hurt so much. But still, in her heart of hearts, where the love should have burned, there was a blank.

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French: for intérieur (fr)

Spanish: en su fuero interno