At heart meaning in English

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Definition

(He's a good person) at heart: (He's a good person) deep down; (He's) genuinely (a good person) idiom
Exercise 1
Bruno writes that Sam Shadetree is "a bit of a character".
What does he mean by this?
Bruno writes that Sam Shadetree is "a bit of a character".
What does he mean by this?
Bruno's idiom "he's a bit of a character" does not indicate that he believes Sam is a good person "at heart", just that Sam has a strong personality, or is a bit strange.
Bruno's idiom "he's a bit of a character" does not indicate that he believes Sam is "slow", just that Sam has a strong personality, or is a bit strange.
This is correct. The English idiom (both American and British English) "he's a bit of a character" expresses that someone (Sam) has a strong personality or is a little bit strange. Bruno is telling Icarus that even though Sam acted a bit strangely during their meeting, he still has confidence that he will resolve the situation.
Bruno's idiom "he's a bit of a character" does not indicate that he believes Sam can be trusted, just that Sam has a strong personality, or is a bit strange.

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