break one's heart
Example Sentences
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"It's enough to break one's heart to hear you, and see you!" he burst out—and suddenly turned his head aside.
From The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins
"If one must break one's heart, it is best to do it at once and have done with it," said Nettie, under her breath.
From The Doctor's Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
So he began to shriek and to bewail; 'twas enough to break one's heart; and so the king threw his pocket-handkerchief to him to bind his wound.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by George Webbe Dasent
I'll do more than that, my little lamb; and ain't it enough to break one's heart to hear the poor innocent, and she taking it so calm and collected-like?
From The Children's Pilgrimage by L. T. Meade
The next day, when they were to be buried, the sight was enough to break one's heart.
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by John Durand
