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sick at heart |
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*sick at heart Fig. distressed and depressed. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; make someone ~.) I became sick at heart just looking at all the homeless children. sick at heart (literary) very sad The thought of her home so far away made her sick at heart. See be fed up to the back teethsick at heart very sad, unhappy, or upset She was sick at heart, knowing that he was putting himself in great danger. 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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Personally, I see difficulties in the way, and feel sick at heart at the mere prospect. I turned sick at heart when the question occurred to me, and when I felt self- reproachfully that it was asked too late. She knew what their whispers were about, grew sick at heart, and felt that she could come to church no more. |
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