break one's heart
Example Sentences
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"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
It's enough to break one's heart to think of such a glorious old place in such hands.
From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George
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 Macaulay, Rose, Dame
So he began to shriek and to bewail; 'twas enough to break one's heart; and so the king threw his pocket-handkerchief to him to bind his wound.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe
"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)
