pierced

Related to pierced: Pierced ears

pierce (one's) heart

To impact one on a deep, emotionally meaningful level; to stir a strong emotion in one, especially sadness, pity, etc. When the lights came on, the room was silent, and you could tell the documentary had pierced everyone's heart. It pierced my heart seeing my father's new one-bedroom apartment, with its bare walls and random assortment of appliances and utensils.
See also: heart, pierce

pierce through

To penetrate, perforate, or cut through someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pierce" and "through." Rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds. The metal beam that had been hurled by the tornado pierced the building clean through. The bullet didn't hit any organs when it pierced through him.
See also: pierce, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pierce through something

to poke through something; to penetrate something. He pierced through the meat with a fork and then put it in a spicy marinade. Mary pierced the yarn through with the knitting needles.
See also: pierce, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • 1FTR
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • cooking for one
  • as one door closes, another one opens
References in periodicals archive
I asked the assistant if we needed to make an appointment and was told we didn't, and was then handed the board of earrings to choose from, whilst the assistant pierced the ears of two other children.
Mum shocked to find out daughter's birthday ear piercing from Claire's costs [pounds sterling]68; Joanna Lovell's six-year-old girl loves her earrings but the mum is sharing her story so other parents don't make the same 'mistake' she did
"Abhishek doesn't have a tattoo like his good friends Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt, he's happy with his pierced ears," added the source.
Aishwarya, Abhishek Get Ears Pierced Along With Toddler Aaradhya; Beti B Sports Gold Studs
"Yeah, and if you have your tongue pierced you have to stick it out on a table and bang!
MUMSAYS
He was swigging from a bottle of TCP (antiseptic), and casual as you like, he told me he had his tongue pierced a few days earlier and it had become infected.
Martin's gear is a piece of PIERCE; JEWELLER'S DESOGN TAKES THE PAIN OUT OF BODY WORK
He figures he's been pierced himself 30 to 40 times.
Infections expose dangers of piercing
And Peter says it's not just the Britney Spears generation who want their bits pierced.
How the Welsh have gone body piercing crazy A NATION OF STUDS!; WE SPOKE TO TREND-SETTERS AND ASKED... ` WHY?'
I had my ears pierced when I was very young and remember having terrible ear infections.
YOUR PROBLEMS: How do we pierce through ear pain?; LETTER OF THE DAY
All in this group had parental consent to get their ears pierced.
Body Piercing Considered Mainstream by Adolescents
"Another important concern is hygienic maintenance of the pierced oral area.
Mouth Jewelry Can Lead to Periodontal Disease
PUT YOUR FINGER HERE AND SEE MY PIERCINGS "The challenge of the church isn't to denounce those with tattoos and pierced body parts.
catholic tastes
Once associated with punk rockers, bikers and prison inmates, body-piercing is now popular with middle-class adults in all occupations, including some doctors like psychiatrist Walter Shervington, who has a pierced ear.
PIERCED to Death
Ironically, though, I am both pierced and tattooed.
Modifying our bodies
Egyptian Pharaohs pierced their navels, Mayans pierced their tongues, and Roman centurions wore nipple rings.
You pierced what?
I'M thinking of getting my clitoris pierced. I hear it makes sex more sensitive, but I'm a bit worried it might be dangerous.
The Sex Doctor: Piercing aid for passion
He said: ``A lot of ladies don't like going to piercing shops or tattoo parlours to get pierced so this way beauty salons can be trained to pierce safely.''
SKIN CARERS; Training for body piercers