break one's heart
Example Sentences
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Miss Hyde, don't ever want to see a man cry; it's enough to break one's heart!
From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
The crickets chirped, and a shepherd lad lying among the tall grasses blew so melancholy an air upon his horn that it was enough to break one's heart.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
"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 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Somehow I don't think a man would have the heart to break one's heart; but, to be sure, I don't know....
From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny
"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
