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one's heart sinks

one's heart sinks phrase: to experience great sadness.

Phrase

one's heart sinks

  1. (figuratively) To experience great sadness.
    • The door opened and her aunt's maid, Amanda, smiled. "Miss Elizabeth, it's wonderful to see you. Mrs. Watson and your father are waiting for you in her study." Her heart sank. She'd hoped for some time alone with her aunt.2014, Janet Lee Barton, A Home for Her Heart, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 13

Questions about one's heart sinks

What does one's heart sinks mean?
One's heart sinks means to experience great sadness.
What part of speech is one's heart sinks?
One's heart sinks is a phrase.

Words near one's heart sinks in the dictionary

  1. one's head off
  2. one's heart bleeds
  3. one's heart in one's mouth
  4. one's heart in one's throat
  5. one's heart out
  6. one's heart sinks
  7. one's hour
  8. one's house in order
  9. one's jig is up
  10. one's last
  11. one's lips are sealed

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