die of a broken heart

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Fig. to die of emotional distress. I was not surprised to hear of her death. They say she died of a broken heart. In the movie, the heroine appeared to die of a broken heart, but the audience knew she was poisoned.

See also: broken, die, heart

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People mourning the loss of a loved one are six times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest, potential proof that you can indeed die of a broken heart, Australian researchers said Tuesday. Heartbreak increases heart attack risk: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition MIRIAM STOPPARD It's official - you can die of a broken heart. Dear Miriam: Dying of a broken heart; HEALTH NEWS BEREAVEMENT by The Mirror (London, England) PEOPLE who lose a loved one really can die of a broken heart, according to research. Lost love linked to tragedies by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			diddle diddle out of diddle with diddly-squat didn't didn't care a whit didn't care too hard didn't exchange more than three words with didn't invent gunpowder die die a death die a natural death die away die back die behind the wheel die by die by own hand die down die for die hard die in die in boots die is cast die laughing die of die of a broken heart die of boredom die of curiosity die of throat trouble die off die on die out die with boots on differ differ about differ from differ in difference difference of opinion different different as night and day different strokes Different strokes for different folks differentiate differentiate between differentiate from difficult difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer diffuse through dig dig at			Die in Real Life die insert die is cast Die Jungen Die Kacke Kommt Immer Spontan Die KarstadtQuelle Versicherungen Die Kelders Cave 1 Die Kinder Vom Bahnhof Soho Die Kleinste Lanparty Frankens Die Kreuzritter Allianz Die Krieger Der Unendlichen Finsternis Die Krieger Des Lichts die laughing die like flies die like flies die like flies die like flies die line die lines die lubricant die match Die Neue Sachlichkeit Die Nibelungenlied Die Nibelungenlied Die Nicht Mehr Wollten die nipple die of die of a broken heart die of boredom die of curiosity die of throat trouble die off die off die off die off die off Die Öffentliche Verwaltung Die Offizierschule der Luftwaffe die on die on feet die on feet die on feet die on feet die on the vine die on the vine die on the vine die on the vine die on the vine die opening die out die out die out die out die out Die Penetrant Test Die Person Unter Mir die radius Die Reise Endet Irgendwo

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