break one's heart
Example Sentences
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Do you think I could go through another series of long months, with only those letters, and letters, and letters to break one's heart over?
From Macleod of Dare by Black, William
"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 Collins, Wilkie
Worth while to be sure it was, to break one's heart for her!
From Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings by Piozzi, Hester Lynch
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 Meade, L. T.
One could intelligibly break one's heart over that.
From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph
