grieve for (someone or something)

To experience intense feelings of sadness or mourning due to a particular loss (often the death of a loved one). It's been years since my mother died, and yet I'm still grieving for her. You need time to grieve for what you lost by growing up in such a dysfunctional household. I know I need to grieve for our relationship ending, but I'm just sick of crying.

grieve over (someone or something)

To experience intense feelings of sadness or mourning due to a particular loss (often the death of a loved one). It's been years since my mother died, and I'm still grieving over her. I know I need to grieve over the end of our relationship, but I'm just sick of crying. You need time to grieve over what you lost by growing up in such a dysfunctional household.

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

Remaining ignorant or uninformed about something means it will not upset, anger, or worry someone. A: "Have you told the boss about this plan?" B: "It's better that he stay in the dark about this. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve." I just hung a picture over the hole in the wall in case the landlord ever comes by—what the heart doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve.

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grieve for someone or something

to mourn for someone or something. Don't grieve for me. I'm okay. She grieved for her lost chances.

grieve over someone or something

to lament and pine for someone or something. Now, don't grieve over a lost cat. There is no reason to continue grieving over him.

What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.

Prov. You cannot be upset by something you do not know about. When Robbie cracked his mother's favorite vase, he simply turned the cracked side toward the wall. "What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over," he thought.

See also: eye, grieve, heart, over, what

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

if you're unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation you can't be troubled by it. proverb

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But Grieve has gone further, telling the Times the Queen may intervene if Johnson refuses to quit if he loses a confidence vote.

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It only became a formal murder probe after Grieve had finished his postmortem by the Thursday.

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Asked how difficult it will be for the Conservatives to get back together after the negotiations, Mr Grieve told Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday: "It is difficult to say.

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He said Grieve slashed the other man's face three or four times near the Old Moor pub on Light Pipe Hall Road, Oxbridge, Stockton.

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Mr Grieve spoke after Tory rebels expressed disappointment that a compromise amendment Mrs May tabled after talks was weaker than hoped.

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The final produced some excellent bowling from both pairs, the victors establishing an early advantage, Grieve leading well on a short length mark on the edge of the green with good back-up from Harwood opening up a 9-0 lead.

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In an interview with the Daily Telegraph Mr Grieve said corruption was "endemic" in some communities and he was "mainly" referring to those of Pakistani origin.

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Mehringer says, “As a grief counselor, I see it all the time in the personal struggles of my clients: our society doesn't permit us to grieve. We don't give ourselves permission to feel the fullness of these deep emotions, and yet that is the only way to truly heal.

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New York, June 2 ( ANI ): Hollywood Producer-Director Tyler Perry wants the media to give Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, "some room to breathe and grieve".

Tyler Perry urges media to leave Whitney Houston's daughter alone

The Five Ways We Grieve: Finding Your Personal Path to Healing After the Loss of a Loved One goes beyond the commonly held theories of grief to explore personal growth, offering recommendations based on five different ways of grieving.

The Five Ways We Grieve

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