somebody's heart is in the right placeinformalKIND used to say that someone is really a kind person and has the right feelings about something important 某人心地是善良的,某人的用心是好的 I don’t think his idea will work, though his heart’s in the right place. 我觉得他的想法行不通,虽然他的本意是好的。
somebody’s heart is in the right place• He can be rude and bad-tempered sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.• Mike's a little grouchy sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.
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