break someone's heart

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To cause a person to feel grief, disappointment, or sadness.

Equivalents

Españolpartir el alma partirle a alguien el corazón

Françaisbriser le cœur (à)

Deutsch(jemandes) Herz brechen

11 more languages

العربيةفطر الفؤاد فطر القلب

Suomisärkeä jonkun sydän

Galegoacorar

Italianoaccorare spezzare il cuore

日本語心を壊す

한국어마음을 아프게 하다

Nederlands(iemand zijn/haar) hart breken

Polskiłamać serce złamać serce

Portuguêspartir o coração de

Русскийразбива́ть се́рдце

Türkçehatırına değmek kalbini kırmak

Examples

“Don't go breaking my heart / I couldn't if I tried / Honey if I get ⟳ restless / Baby you're not that kind”

“If you break ⟳ her heart, I'll break ⟳ your legs.”

“"We're just friends," what are you sayin'? / Said "there's another," and looked right in my eyes / My first love ⟳ broke my heart for the first time”

“Oh no, I was doin' better alone / But when you said "Hello" / I know ⟳ that was the end ⟳ of it all / I should've stayed at home / 'Cause now there ain't no letting you go / Am I falling in love ⟳ / With the one that could break ⟳ my heart?”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

break squelch break stride break the back of break the bank break the buck break the cycle

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