my heart sank

  • 1one's heart sank into one's boots — one s heart sank (or fell) into one s boots used to refer to a sudden onset of depression or dismay the way your heart drops to your boots if your foal has terribly crooked legs …

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  • 2heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma …

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  • 3his heart sank — he became discouraged, he lost hope, he got scared …

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  • 4my heart sank — felt great disappointment, felt apprehensive …

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  • 5heart — noun 1 BODY ORGAN (C) the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body: Eating too many fatty foods is bad for the heart. | My heart was beating so fast I thought it would burst. | have heart trouble/have a heart condition (=have… …

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  • 6heart — /hahrt/, n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that… …

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  • 7heart sinks — (someone s) heart sinks if someone s heart sinks, they start to feel sad or worried. He looked at the huge pile of work on his desk and his heart sank …

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  • 8heart sinks — (your) heart sinks you become discouraged or disappointed. My heart sank when I opened the letter and realized I had not been accepted into graduate school …

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  • 9Heart of the Ocean — The Heart of the Ocean is the name of the blue diamond in the necklace featured prominently in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic . It is based on the famous Hope Diamond (which never traveled on the Titanic ). The film In the film, treasure… …

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  • 10heart sink — To lose hope, courage, or eagerness; be very disappointed. * /The soldiers hearts sank when they saw that they were surrounded by Indians./ * /The children were happy because they were going to the beach to swim, but their hearts sank when it… …

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