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View synonyms for eat one's heart out
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Feel bitter anguish, grief, worry, jealousy, or another strong negative emotion. For example, She is still eating her heart out over being fired , or Eat your heart out—my new car is being delivered today . This hyperbolic expression alludes to strong feelings gnawing at one's heart. [Late 1500s]Advertisement
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