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Old 16-May-2006, 15:17
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Talking 143-eating heart

Hello all

What does the following sentence mean?

(I'm afraid. That broke his heart. "He is eating his heart out".)

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Old 17-May-2006, 02:32
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Default Re: 143-eating heart

"He's eating his heart out" means that he is either very upset or very jealous about something, depending upon the context.
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