Jim ached for the sight of Mary, whom he loved deeply.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hurt for someone or something — in. to ong after someone or something; to need someone or something. □ Sam really hurts for Mary. □ I sure am hurting for a nice big steak … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hurt for — [phrasal verb] US informal 1 hurt for (something) : to lack (something needed) Those children are hurting for attention. [=those children need to be given more attention] The company is hurting for money right now. 2 hurt for (someone) : to have… … Useful english dictionary
it won't hurt you to do something — it won’t hurt you to do something spoken phrase used for telling someone that they should do something It won’t hurt you to be polite for a change. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: hurt … Useful english dictionary
it won't hurt you to do something — spoken used for telling someone that they should do something It won t hurt you to be polite for a change … English dictionary
hurt — hurt1 [ hɜrt ] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cause physical pain or injury: You re hurting my arm! These new boots hurt. hurt yourself doing something: Don t hurt yourself exercising. a ) to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hurt — hurt1 W3S2 [hə:t US hə:rt] v past tense and past participle hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(injure somebody)¦ 2¦(feel pain)¦ 3¦(cause pain)¦ 4¦(insult somebody)¦ 5¦(bad effect)¦ 6 be hurting 7 something won t/doesn t hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurt — 1 verb past tense and past participle hurt 1 (I, T) if a part of your body hurts, you feel pain in it: My back hurts. | it hurts: Where does it hurt? | hurt sb: My shoulder s really hurting me. | hurt like hell (=hurt very much) 2 (T) if you hurt … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hurt — I UK [hɜː(r)t] / US [hɜrt] verb Word forms hurt : present tense I/you/we/they hurt he/she/it hurts present participle hurting past tense hurt past participle hurt *** 1) [intransitive] to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after… … English dictionary
hurt — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hurts, hurting, hurt 1) VERB If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself. [V pron refl] Yasin had seriously hurt himself while trying to escape from the police... [V n] He … English dictionary
hurt*/*/*/ — [hɜːt] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb I 1) to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after skiing all day.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to cause someone physical pain or injury You re hurting my arm![/ex] These new boots hurt.[/ex] Don t … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
someone comes to no harm — no harm comes to someone/something someone something comes to no harm phrase used for saying that someone or something is not damaged, hurt, or badly affected I’ll try to look after him and see that he comes to no harm. Thesaurus: in good… … Useful english dictionary
