heartbreaking

heartbreaking

Deeply upsetting or causing great sadness. Watching my grandmother endure this horrible illness has been just heartbreaking. Have you see that new movie? It's so heartbreaking, I cried the whole time!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • suck the big one
  • suck a big one
  • take (one's) chances
  • take chances
  • take one's chances
  • take your chances
  • suck donkey balls
  • break (one's) heart
  • waifs and strays
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The four-time Olympic gold medallist said: "I've never had to pull out of an event before and to have to pull out of a World Championships was really heartbreaking.
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Summary: California [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): As the Woolsey Fire blazes through Southern California, actor Liam Hemsworth has shared heartbreaking pictures of his Malibu home in shambles.
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A little boy has asked Santa for a heartbreaking and impossible dream.
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