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break someone's heart en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English breke (my) harte.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To cause a person to feel grief, disappointment, or sadness.
   • Don't go breaking my heart / I couldn't if I tried / Honey if I get restless / Baby you're not that kind 1976, Elton John, “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”, performed by Elton John ft. Kiki Dee:
   • 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? 2020, Dua Lipa; Ali Tamposi; Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson; Andrew Watt; Andrew Farriss; Michael Hutchence, “Break My Heart”, in Future Nostalgia, performed by Dua Lipa:
   • If you break her heart, I'll break your legs. 2003 February 7, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, directed by David Dobkin, Shanghai Knights, spoken by Chon Wang (Jackie Chan):
   • "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 2010, “Baby”, performed by Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris:

Forms

Relateds

heartbreaking · brokenheartedness · heartbroken · heartbreaker · broken heart · brokenhearted · heartbreak · brokenheartedly · win someone's heart · bless someone's heart

Translations (24)

cmn 打碎...的心 (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · ar فطر الفؤاد (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · sv krossa någons hjärta (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · fr briser le cœur (à) (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · pt partir o coração de (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · ko 마음을 아프게 하다 (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · cs zlomit srdce (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · vi làm...đau khổ (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · pl złamać serce (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · ru разбива́ть се́рдце (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · hi दिल तोड़ना (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · it spezzare il cuore (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · es partirle a alguien el corazón (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · pl łamać serce (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · nl (iemand zijn/haar) hart breken (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · de (jemandes) Herz brechen (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · ja 心を壊す (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · fi särkeä jonkun sydän (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · es partir el alma (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · hy սիրտը կոտրել (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · vi làm tan nát trái tim... (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · tr kalbini kırmak (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · ar فطر القلب (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) · it accorare (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness)