Meaning of 'Out of the goodness of your heart'
What does the saying 'Out of the goodness of your heart' mean?
Idiom: Out of the goodness of your heart
Meaning:
If you do something out of the kindess of your heart, you do because you are kind, not for any benefit or out of duty.
('Out of the kindness of your heart' is also used.)
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