break one's heart
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If she must go, she must; she was only eating her heart out here; and perhaps it's better to break one's heart on something than eat it out in emptiness.
From The Lee Shore by Dame Rose Macaulay
But the sights, Mate dear, are enough to break one's heart.
From The Lady of the Decoration by Frances Little
All through, too, there seemed so much reserve power that one could not resist the conviction that he could go on and on, and break one's heart with his voice if he chose.
From Upon The Tree-Tops by Olive Thorne Miller
Violet stood still a moment, looking wretched enough to break one's heart; then throwing herself upon her bed, she gave way to a passion of tears and sobbing.
From His Heart's Queen by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
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
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