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Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Prov. You will like someone or something better if that person or thing is far away. Ever since Carla's boyfriend moved away, she can't stop thinking about him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. something that you say which means being apart from someone that you love makes you love them even more 'My boyfriend's going to South America and I won't see him for six months.' 'Ah well, absence makes the heart grow fonder.' How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Disappointed by the return of
her lover, the film's protagonist, Anna, takes an old adage to its
logical conclusion: If absence makes the heart grow fonder, then why get
back together again? |
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