eat one's heart out
To feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy, or longing; to grieve.
The Brazilians are eating their hearts out over their defeat by Germany in the World Cup.
heart
/hɑːt/
noun 5verb 5name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
cold, faint, fair, fonder, full, harmful, major, many
My heart felt full when I saw my daughter graduate from university.
VERB + HEART
cause, crept, follow, makes, opened, rise, sentence, supposed
Follow your heart and you'll find the path that makes you happiest.
HEART + NOUN
disease, excitement, goss, knovvn, vvas
She was diagnosed with heart disease after experiencing chest pains for several weeks.
PREP.
in, into, through, until, with, with
She poured her heart into the project and it became a huge success.
ADV.
also
She also had the heart to forgive him after all those years apart.
Definitions
noun
1
A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: […]
2
One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.
She has a cold heart.
In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
3
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart
Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, / And in his eies the furies of his heart, / That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, / And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.
4
Emotional strength that allows one to continue in difficult situations; courage; spirit; a will to compete.
The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
Eve, recovering heart, replied.
5
Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
Both theſe unhappy Soils the Swain forbears, / And keeps a Sabbath of alternate Years: / That the ſpent Earth may gather heart again; / And, better'd by Ceſſation, bear the Grain.
verb
1
To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
We're but the sum of all our terrors until we heart the dove.
2006, Susan Reinhardt, Bulldog doesn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers to draw attention, Citizen-Times.com I guess at this point we were supposed to feel elated she'd come to her senses and decided she hearts dogs after all.
2
To mark a comment, post, reply, etc., with the heart symbol (❤).
She hearted my photos of the kids playing with the dogs.
3
To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
[…]My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason.
4
To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
5
To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
noun — the locus of feelings and intuitions
noun — the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some id
noun — a positive feeling of liking
- affection
- affectionateness
- fondness
- tenderness
- warmness
- warmheartedness
- philia
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
take to heart
To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)
He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider.
change of heart
A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.
He quit work on Friday, but on Monday he had a change of heart and decided to come back.
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
Cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections.
Who invented that mischievous falsehood that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach? How many a silly woman, taking it for truth, has let love slip out of the parlour, wh
absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
Example Bank
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[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: […]
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She has a cold heart.
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In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
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We're but the sum of all our terrors until we heart the dove.
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2006, Susan Reinhardt, Bulldog doesn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers to draw attention, Citizen-Times.com I guess at this point we were supposed to feel elated she'd come to her senses and
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The further we delve into this "story", the more convinced we become of one thing: We heart the Goss.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, heart is marked as informal, obsolete, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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