affair of the heart
Example Sentences
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Questioned by Tunisian police at the airport, he said his trip to Turkey had been to follow a Turkish woman – an affair of the heart that had led nowhere.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2014
“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
Firstly, he is passionate in defence of the single currency which he described as an "affair of the heart".
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2014
Dollar tips and five-dollar tips from Eastern epicures could not change this, for the meals were served by waitresses who felt a personal responsibility in the issue of the pretty affair of the heart.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
