Heart Of Gold Definition & Meaning

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  • heart of gold Idioms
    1. A very kind and good nature, as in Bill is very generous; he has a heart of gold. This expression alludes to gold in the sense of “something valued for its goodness.” [Late 1500s]

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    Contrary to the public persona cultivated by another star Fox launched in the 1980s, Johnny Depp, Perry did not appear to be interested in living up to the “bad boy with a heart of gold” image written for him.

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    He does have a “Heart of Gold,” after all.

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    In a tribute, Ratcliffe's family described him as a "true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others".

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    Spear is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal with a heart of gold, and Fang’s a Tyrannosaurus rex who cares about Spear enough to refrain from eating him.

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    Paying tribute, Mark's family previously described him as a "true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others".

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