aching heart

A feeling of pain or despair in the absence of someone one loves. I had such an aching heart during the holidays this year, the first ones without my mother.

aching heart

Fig. the feeling of pain because of love that is lost or has faded away. (Described as being in the heart, where love is said to reside.) I try to tell my aching heart that I don't love him.

See also: aching, heart

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

gnaw
gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals
write of
write of (someone or something)
the iron entered into someone's soul
the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul
throw (one's) arms up in despair
throw (one's) hands up in despair
rearrange (one's) face
rearrange someone's face

References in classic literature

The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave

It would have melted the heart of a stone to hear her singing these ditties, whenever she worked apart from the rest of the girls in this cold dry time; the tears running down her cheeks all the while at the thought that perhaps he would not, after all, come to hear her, and the simple silly words of the songs resounding in painful mockery of the aching heart of the singer.

Tess of the dUrbervilles A Pure Woman

She rose from the sofa, with her hands held fast over her aching heart.

I Say No

But now he shed tears--tears that it lightened her aching heart to see--and making as though he would fall upon his knees, besought her to forgive him.

The Old Curiosity Shop

An aching head soon makes one forget an aching heart. A broken finger will drive away all recollections of an empty chair.

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

When he had gone, she went to her little chapel, and sitting in the twilight, prayed for Beth, with streaming tears and an aching heart, feeling that a million turquoise rings would not console her for the loss of her gentle little sister.

Little Women

I'm wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it.

Wuthering Heights

Then he also went down among the crowd, hardly knowing what he was doing, with throbbing temples and an aching heart; and, as he crossed the dancing-floor, he asked if anybody had seen Red Death.

Phantom of the Opera

The baroness returned to the hotel with as much caution as Eugenie used in leaving it; she ran lightly up-stairs, and with an aching heart entered her apartment, contiguous, as we know, to that of Eugenie.

Count of Monte Cristo

Fanny naturally turned upstairs, and took her guest to the apartment which was now always fit for comfortable use; opening the door, however, with a most aching heart, and feeling that she had a more distressing scene before her than ever that spot had yet witnessed.

Mansfield Park

With weary eyes and aching heart the poor child looked at the familiar place; and asked herself, with the bitter repentance that comes too late, if she had destroyed the last chance of finding Anne!

Man And Wife

He hid his aching heart and hurt pride as best he might beneath a calm and stern bearing.

English Literature For Boys And Girls

Serjeant Buzfuz, 'it is difficult to smile with an aching heart; it is ill jesting when our deepest sympathies are awakened.

The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club

It was so precious to me that I look back on these trifles, now, with an aching heart.

David Copperfield

what did I not vow?--and then we stole sadly together to comfort our aching hearts under cover of the woodland.

Quest of the Golden Girl

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释义	aching heart aching heart A feeling of pain or despair in the absence of someone one loves. I had such an aching heart during the holidays this year, the first ones without my mother. See also: aching, heart Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. aching heart Fig. the feeling of pain because of love that is lost or has faded away. (Described as being in the heart, where love is said to reside.) I try to tell my aching heart that I don't love him. See also: aching, heart McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: gnaw gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals write of write of (someone or something) the iron entered into someone's soul the iron enters (into) (someone's) soul throw (one's) arms up in despair throw (one's) hands up in despair rearrange (one's) face rearrange someone's face References in classic literature The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave It would have melted the heart of a stone to hear her singing these ditties, whenever she worked apart from the rest of the girls in this cold dry time; the tears running down her cheeks all the while at the thought that perhaps he would not, after all, come to hear her, and the simple silly words of the songs resounding in painful mockery of the aching heart of the singer. Tess of the dUrbervilles A Pure Woman She rose from the sofa, with her hands held fast over her aching heart. I Say No But now he shed tears--tears that it lightened her aching heart to see--and making as though he would fall upon his knees, besought her to forgive him. The Old Curiosity Shop An aching head soon makes one forget an aching heart. A broken finger will drive away all recollections of an empty chair. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow When he had gone, she went to her little chapel, and sitting in the twilight, prayed for Beth, with streaming tears and an aching heart, feeling that a million turquoise rings would not console her for the loss of her gentle little sister. Little Women I'm wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it. Wuthering Heights Then he also went down among the crowd, hardly knowing what he was doing, with throbbing temples and an aching heart; and, as he crossed the dancing-floor, he asked if anybody had seen Red Death. Phantom of the Opera The baroness returned to the hotel with as much caution as Eugenie used in leaving it; she ran lightly up-stairs, and with an aching heart entered her apartment, contiguous, as we know, to that of Eugenie. Count of Monte Cristo Fanny naturally turned upstairs, and took her guest to the apartment which was now always fit for comfortable use; opening the door, however, with a most aching heart, and feeling that she had a more distressing scene before her than ever that spot had yet witnessed. Mansfield Park With weary eyes and aching heart the poor child looked at the familiar place; and asked herself, with the bitter repentance that comes too late, if she had destroyed the last chance of finding Anne! Man And Wife He hid his aching heart and hurt pride as best he might beneath a calm and stern bearing. English Literature For Boys And Girls Serjeant Buzfuz, 'it is difficult to smile with an aching heart; it is ill jesting when our deepest sympathies are awakened. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club It was so precious to me that I look back on these trifles, now, with an aching heart. David Copperfield what did I not vow?--and then we stole sadly together to comfort our aching hearts under cover of the woodland. Quest of the Golden Girl
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