grieve for
grieve for (someone or something)
To experience intense feelings of sadness or mourning due to a particular loss (often the death of a loved one). It's been years since my mother died, and yet I'm still grieving for her. You need time to grieve for what you lost by growing up in such a dysfunctional household.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
grieve for someone or something
to mourn for someone or something. Don't grieve for me. I'm okay. She grieved for her lost chances.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- grieve
- grieve for (someone or something)
- grieve over
- grieve over (someone or something)
- empty nest syndrome
- drive (one) to despair
- drive to despair
- a sad sight
- hurt feelings
- lump to (one's) throat