affair of the heart
Example Sentences
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“To survive, the Union had to be an affair of the heart, and the heartbeat started faltering decades ago, at devolution,” he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2014
As she careered into her Golden Girls years, she mocked the Grim Reaper by saying that “age-appropriate” clothing “would be a shroud” and that, “At my age, an affair of the heart is a bypass.”
From Time ● Sep. 4, 2014
Firstly, he is passionate in defence of the single currency which he described as an "affair of the heart".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2014
It sounds less like an affair of the heart than a refuge in need.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2010
The artist meant to suggest that the subject of Ares' meditations might be some affair of the heart.
From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
