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not have the heart to ...
A I didn't have the heart to tell Mrs. Schwitzer that you moved to New York. So I told her you were in jail for manslaughter.
   
A He was so proud of the job that he did. I didn't have the heart to tell him I .. hated it.
   
A He nodded off. I didn't have the heart to wake him.
   
A I just didn't have the heart to tell them the truth.
   
A I didn't have the heart to stop her.
   
A I didn't have the heart to destroy them.
   
A I didn't have the heart to say NO.
   
** to feel unable to do something because you feel it would be unkind **
 
She asked me to go with her and I didn't have the heart to refuse.
 
 

don't play dumb

slip my mind

a slip of the tongue

on the fence

beck and call

under a lot of pressure

under no circumstances

get over yourself

pipe dream

suck up

You're one to talk

steal one's thunder

swoop in

We all chipped in

barking up the wrong tree

ramble on

make peace with it

off and on

set in motion

too close to home

a walk in the park

go to great lengths

drop the ball

put sb up to sth

 

 

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