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Sick at heart

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  1. 1
    Despairing, distressed, or anxious. idiomatic, not-comparable, usually

    "I became sick at heart. My countenance was painted with the hues of ill health and vexation."

Etymology

From Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1, by William Shakespeare: : Francisco: For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, / And I am sick at heart.

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