die of a broken heart



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PridbjØRn-Old Danish
Idris (1)-Arabic
Sakurakosah-koo-ṙah-koJapanese
Sunita-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Ailwyn['eilwin]
NevanNEV-anIrish