At heart definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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Danlo thought he was a strange man, at heart a wild man like himself, or rather, like
he would be if he ever became a man.

Despite those two years on the box, he was still a stand-up at heart.

Every coach, no matter how conservative and how organised, is at heart a nutty professor.

For all its wry stance, the book is at heart a celebration of everydayness.

He remains a deal-maker at heart, yet he is now cast in the role of enforcer.

He told cheering spiky-haired and earringed youths that he was one of them at heart.

He’s a bit of a greenie at heart when it comes to this sort of thing.

I chuckle and tell him that I think he is a bit of a softie at heart.

I think she’s always been a bit of a tomboy at heart.

If your country is dear to you, and if you have the interests of humanity at heart,
have the courage to espouse the cause of liberty!