heart is in the right place

idiom

: having as one's intention trying to do good things

She's not too smart, but at least her heart is in the right place.

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Its heart is in the right place, but the vibe essentially says, well, whatever. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2022

Instead, Rockwell makes space for a character who is complex and dynamic, who doesn't always do the right thing, but whose heart is in the right place. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023

The cancel culture of the ill-informed tried to bend the wording of Saban’s GameDay message into something negative, but anyone who has been paying attention to what’s been happening in Tuscaloosa understands Saban’s heart is in the right place. —Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2020

Even the heretofore supremely unimpressed Jade (Edyta Budnik) notices that Nate’s heart is in the right place and drops her frosty demeanor to share some baklava with him. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2023

Because her heart is in the right place, and her heart can be in multiple places. —Ew Staff, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2023

His heart is in the right place, but that doesn’t help me. —Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2022

If your heart is in the right place, go for it! —Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022

The best thing to say about this middling installment is that its heart is in the right place. —Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2022

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