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Idiom of the day: Broken heart

Broken heart


break <someone’s> heart:

to hurt someone emotionally


a broken heart:


extreme sadness, grief


Example 1:

“When he found out his wife was cheating on him it broke his heart.”


Example 2:

“The images of the famine in Darfur broke the hearts of millions of people.”

 
 
 

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