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eaten one's heart out

eaten one's heart out is the past participle of eat one's heart out.

Meaning of eat one's heart out

Verb

eat one's heart out (third-person singular simple present eats one's heart out, present participle eating one's heart out, simple past ate one's heart out, past participle eaten one's heart out)

  1. (idiomatic) To feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy, or longing; to grieve.
    • The Brazilians are eating their hearts out over their defeat by Germany in the World Cup.

Questions about eaten one's heart out

What is eaten one's heart out the past participle of?
Eaten one's heart out is the past participle of eat one's heart out.

Words near eaten one's heart out in the dictionary

  1. eaten one's fill
  2. eaten one's gun
  3. eaten one's hat
  4. eaten one's head off
  5. eaten one's heart
  6. eaten one's heart out
  7. eaten one's own
  8. eaten one's own dog food
  9. eaten one's pride
  10. eaten one's seed corn
  11. eaten one's terms

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