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change of heart

noun

a reversal of one's feelings, intentions, opinions, etc..
At first Mother said we couldn't go, but she had a change of heart and let us.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of change of heart¹

First recorded in 1820–30

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Idioms and Phrases

Altered feelings or attitude, as in Paul didn't like his new job, but a raise prompted a change of heart and he became quite enthusiastic. [Early 1800s]

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As for the change of heart: “I think love just hit me really heavy this time… I’m just so very, very, very, in love.”

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However two days later he appeared to have a change of heart and said he would continue working for the party, albeit in a different role.

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Victory added some emotion into the equation - but clearly not enough for Levy to have a change of heart.

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He credits his change of heart, in part, to the charge he gets from writing about jacks-of-all-trade detectives like Renée Ballard, and now Det.

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My change of heart really began, though, when researching the story of a human extinction I thought I knew well—that of Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago.

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