affair of the heart
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Another notable affair of the heart to be shared with the Irish public was an interview with journalist Terry Keane in 1999.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2019
“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
It sounds less like an affair of the heart than a refuge in need.
From The Guardian • May 31, 2010
"I'm not one of those who easily give way in an affair of the heart," he said to Mr. Littlebird, the junior partner in the firm, when he told that gentleman of his engagement.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
