languish over
languish over (someone or something)
To desire or grieve over someone or something so intensely that one becomes depressed or melancholy. You can't just sitting here languishing over your ex-boyfriend. It's over—you need to get out there and live your life! I find it disgusting the way people languish over the latest, most expensive tech gadgets, even though they literally have no need for them!
See also: languish, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
languish over someone or something
to pine over someone or something. There is no point in languishing over Tim. He'll never come back. She wasted half her life languishing over her lost opportunities.
See also: languish, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- languish over (someone or something)
- pine
- pine after
- pine after (someone or something)
- pine for
- pine for (someone or something)
- pine over (someone or something)
- lament
- lament (for) (someone or something)
- lament over (someone or something)