- sick at heart
- *sick at heartFig. distressed and depressed. (*Typically: be \sick at heart; become \sick at heart; make someone \sick at heart.) •
I became sick at heart just looking at all the homeless children.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sick at heart
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sick at heart — literary phrase extremely unhappy Thesaurus: feeling sad or unhappysynonym Main entry: sick * * * sick at heart : very sad and upset The idea of children suffering from hunger made him sick at heart … Useful english dictionary
sick at heart — sad, sorrowful Papa was sick at heart after the hailstorm ruined our crop … English idioms
sick at heart — literary very sad. The thought of her home so far away made her sick at heart … New idioms dictionary
sick at heart — literary extremely unhappy … English dictionary
heart´sick´ness — heart|sick «HAHRT SIHK», adjective. sick at heart; very depressed; very unhappy: »Chatham, heartsick of his country s shame (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): despondent. –heart´sick´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
heart|sick — «HAHRT SIHK», adjective. sick at heart; very depressed; very unhappy: »Chatham, heartsick of his country s shame (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): despondent. –heart´sick´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma … Dictionary of contemporary English
sick — sick1 W3S1 [sık] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ill)¦ 2 be sick 3 feel sick 4 make me/you sick 5 make somebody/yourself sick 6 be sick (and tired) of (doing) something 7 be worried sick/be sick with worry 8¦(strange/cruel)¦ 9 sick at heart … Dictionary of contemporary English
sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sick — adj. 1) sick at (sick at heart; sick at the prospect of leaving home) 2) sick of (we are sick of the red tape) 3) (misc.) sick to one s stomach; worried sick; to be sick and tired of smt. * * * [sɪk] to be sick and tired of smt. worried sick… … Combinatory dictionary
heart — noun 1 BODY ORGAN (C) the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body: Eating too many fatty foods is bad for the heart. | My heart was beating so fast I thought it would burst. | have heart trouble/have a heart condition (=have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
