die of a broken heart
die of a broken heart
To die because one is so extremely distraught from heartbreak. Used figuratively and hyperbolically. When my girlfriend dumped me, I thought I would die of a broken heart. My grandfather passed away just a week after my grandmother. I truly think he died of a broken heart.
See also: broken, die, heart, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
die of a broken heart
Fig. to die of emotional distress. I was not surprised to hear of her death. They say she died of a broken heart. In the movie, the heroine appeared to die of a broken heart, but the audience knew she was poisoned.
See also: broken, die, heart, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- it's to die
- to die for
- die with (one's) boots on
- die with one's boots on
- die with your boots on
- die by
- die by (something)
- fixing to die
- die like Roland
- die like a dog