heart as big as Phar Lap

noun

The quality of being very bighearted (noble, kind and generous).

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Meanings

nouna heart as big as Phar Lap
  1. AustraliainformalThe quality of being very bighearted (noble, kind and generous).

Origin

In reference to the champion Thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap (1926–1932), supposed to have had an unusually large heart.

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APA

heart as big as Phar Lap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20as%20big%20as%20Phar%20Lap

MLA

“heart as big as Phar Lap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20as%20big%20as%20Phar%20Lap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart as big as Phar Lap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20as%20big%20as%20Phar%20Lap.

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