American Idioms and Expressions

Eat One's Heart Out Idiom

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eat one's heart out
What does eat one's heart out mean?		 to be envious of someone or somethingI ate my heart out when I saw my friend and his new bicycle.

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What does "cast a (critical/professional) eye over (someone or something)" mean?		 to look at something in a particular wayThe movie director cast a critical eye over the movie script from the writer.
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