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eats one's heart out

eats one's heart out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats one's heart out

What is eats one's heart out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats one's heart out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat one's heart out.

Words near eats one's heart out in the dictionary

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

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