search one's heart

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[search one's heart] or [search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest.

* /The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom./

- [heart-searching] or [soul-searching] {n.}

or {adj.}

* /After much heart-searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said./

* /The minister preached a soul-searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other./

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	{adj.} ³²⁴ {formal} ⁴⁴ {n.} ⁹¹² {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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