The expression ‘have the heart on hand’ is known to go back to the 18th century and to translate a generous nature, if we follow the first information that the internet offers us ((This ticket was written by Sylvie Lefèvre in April 2020)). Rather, the sixth edition of the Dictionary of the Academy in 1835 states: ‘Fig. et fam., See the heart on the hand, be open, franc, without concealment’. EMILE Littré will add in 1872-1877: “We have also said: having the heart in hand” and quoting a v...