heart of gold
noun phrase
plural hearts of gold
: a kind and generous disposition
A woman with a heart of gold gives us lodging for the night.—
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling… he had no-nonsense coaches with hearts of gold who taught him discipline …—Jack McCallum
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The characters fall neatly into shopworn archetypes — strong silent cowboy, too-slick businessman, bad boy with a heart of gold, etc. — and are easy to root for in the sense that none of them are interesting enough to be worth rooting against.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Michelle Brasier plays vibrant 1980s aerobics instructor Lindy, George Zhao is young Gold Rush-era Chinese miner Joon and Jackson Tozer is Satan, a misunderstood 1990s motorbike gang member with a heart of gold.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Move over, Batman — there’s a new caped crusader in town, and she’s got four legs, floppy ears and a heart of gold.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
In Lioness, Morgan Freeman plays Secretary of State Edward Mullins, a Democrat with a heart of gold, who pops in to see his CIA Deputy of Operations, played grimly by Michael Kelly of House of Cards fame.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Michelle Brasier plays vibrant 1980s aerobics instructor Lindy, George Zhao is young Gold Rush-era Chinese miner Joon and Jackson Tozer is Satan, a misunderstood 1990s motorbike gang member with a heart of gold.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Move over, Batman — there’s a new caped crusader in town, and she’s got four legs, floppy ears and a heart of gold.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
In Lioness, Morgan Freeman plays Secretary of State Edward Mullins, a Democrat with a heart of gold, who pops in to see his CIA Deputy of Operations, played grimly by Michael Kelly of House of Cards fame.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heart of gold
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“Heart of gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20of%20gold. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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