"out of the goodness of one's heart" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} out of the goodness of one's heart
  1. Motivated by genuine altruism, as opposed to self-serving incentives.
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_goodness_of_one's_heart-en-prep_phrase-rpauLkI8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "text": "You really think that conman offered you assistance out of the goodness of his heart? Doubtful. He must be working an angle.",
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