Thursday, 8 May 2014

Have a heart of stone

Meaning:


  • If you have a heart of stone, you are cold, unfriendly and/or cruel having no sympathy for people.


Example sentence:

She was never willing to help us when we needed her. She never smiled and she was somewhat cruel to everyone around her. However, although she had a heart of stone, it wasn't her fault.


Questions for you to answer:

  1. What adjectives would you ascribe to someone who has a heart of stone?
  2. Could you think of an idiom with the opposite meaning? 
  3. Why do you think people have a heart of stone? 


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