Have a Heart

Have a Heart

Welcome to English in a Minute!

All human beings have a heart.

But what does it mean

when a person says this:

Have a Heart

Did you see all the cute puppy dogs

at the new pet store?

No.

Oh, you have to go by there

on your way home from work.

You should get a puppy!

Animals are for eating, Anna,

not for ruining around my apartment

leaving hair and dirt everywhere.

Oh Jonathan, have a heart!

Puppies are so sweet and adorable.

The expression “have a heart”

is used to ask someone

to be kind, considerate or forgiving.

In our example,

Anna tells Jonathan to “have a heart”

when he rejects the idea of getting a puppy.

The expression suggests

a person should really think about

doing something.

And that’s English in a Minute.