heart goes out to, one's

heart goes out to, one's idiom
One's sympathy is extended to someone, as in She's had a terrible time of it; my heart goes out to her. [Late 1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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