Break Someone's Heart Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Break Someone's Heart Idiom mean?

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break someone's heart What does break someone's heart mean?	make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.	"Joe broke his mother's heart when he droppedout of school."
break someone's heart What does break someone's heart mean?	cause someone emotional pain	cause someone emotional painThe man broke his girlfriend's heart when he told her that he was no longer in love with her.
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do justice to (something) What does "do justice to (something)" mean?	to do something well, to represent something accurately	The painting of my grandfather does not do justice to his extremely good looks.

bear in mind What does "bear in mind" mean?	to consider that something is so	We have to bear in mind that the child is only three years old when he does something bad.
get out of the way What does "get out of the way" mean?	to stop obstructing or interfering with someone or something, to escape from something	The car was unable to get out of the way of the truck and it was hit.
put (someone) on What does "put (someone) on" mean?	to fool or joke with someone, to tease someone	I think that my friend is putting me on. I do not believe that he will move to Italy.
get one's knuckles rapped What does "get one's knuckles rapped" mean?	to receive punishment for something	The boy got his knuckles rapped after a stern lecture from the judge.
hand job What does "hand job" mean?	sexual stimulation of a penis

read through something What does "read through something" mean?	to read all of something	I read through the test briefly before I started to answer the questions.
from start to finish What does "from start to finish" mean?	from the beginning to the end	The dinner was a great success from start to finish .
drop the ball What does "drop the ball" mean?	make an error or mistake, handle things badly	make an error or mistake, handle things badlyThe government dropped the ball on their decision to expand the airport runway without consulting the local residents.
betwixt and between What does "betwixt and between" mean?	to be undecided, to be between two decisions	We were betwixt and between in our effort to decide which school to send our child to.

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Break Someone's Heart Idiom