your heart sinks into your boots

(one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots

One becomes suddenly disappointed, disheartened, or despondent due to an undesirable outcome or turn of events. His heart sank into his boots when he realized that she wasn't going to accept his marriage proposal. It's horrible having to deny people entry visas and watch their hearts sink into their boots, but it's just a part of the job.

your heart sinks into your boots

used to express a feeling of sudden sadness or dismay.

This idiom has given rise to the adjective heartsink , used in the medical profession to describe a patient who causes their medical practitioner to experience such a feeling, usually as a result of making frequent visits to the surgery to complain of persistent but unidentifiable ailments.

词组	your heart sinks into your boots
释义	your heart sinks into your boots (one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots One becomes suddenly disappointed, disheartened, or despondent due to an undesirable outcome or turn of events. His heart sank into his boots when he realized that she wasn't going to accept his marriage proposal. It's horrible having to deny people entry visas and watch their hearts sink into their boots, but it's just a part of the job. See also: boot, heart, sink Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. your heart sinks into your boots used to express a feeling of sudden sadness or dismay. This idiom has given rise to the adjective heartsink , used in the medical profession to describe a patient who causes their medical practitioner to experience such a feeling, usually as a result of making frequent visits to the surgery to complain of persistent but unidentifiable ailments. See also: boot, heart, sink Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (one's) heart sinks into (one's) boots sank heart sinks heart sinks, one's your heart sinks disappointed at disappointed at (someone or something) disappointed in (someone or something) face falls your face falls
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