be sick at heart
be sick at heart
To be filled with a deeply unpleasant emotion, such as grief, remorse, dejection, etc. I am sick at heart to think that I may have contributed to her death in some way. Poor Tom's been sick at heart ever since his mother died.
See also: heart, sick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be/feel sick at ˈheart
(formal) be very unhappy or disappointed: When I realized the accident was my fault, I felt sick at heart.See also: feel, heart, sick
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be/feel sick at heart
- sick at heart
- feel sick at heart
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
- (one's) conscience is clear
- (one's) conscience is clean
- be in for
- be in for something