🗓️ Idiom: Have Someone’s Best Interests at Heart (phrase)
💬 Meaning
- To genuinely care about what is best for someone.
- To make decisions or give advice with the person’s well-being in mind.
🧠 Example Sentences
- A good manager always has their team’s best interests at heart.
- She gave me honest feedback because she had my best interests at heart.
- Even when he’s strict, you can tell he has the company’s best interests at heart.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom links to the old idea that feelings and emotions come from the heart. To “have someone’s best interests at heart” means that you think about what is truly good for them and act with care and sincerity.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
I know my mentor had my __________ when she encouraged me to apply for the promotion.
Answer
best interests at heart
2. Choose the correct answer:
If your boss “has your best interests at heart,” it means they:
a) Only care about their own goals
b) Want what’s best for you
c) Don’t want to get involved
Answer
b) Want what’s best for you
3. Change the sentence using “have someone’s best interests at heart”:
“She really cares about what’s best for her employees.”
Answer
She has her employees’ best interests at heart.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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