Sadness · Feelings and energy

have a heavy heart

feel deep sadness

To feel very sad or worried about something.

C1 now and then speech & writing

have a heavy heart

This vs that

I feel deeply sad or worried

I have a heavy heart.

I feel generally sad or lacking energy

I feel low.

Hear it in real life

Are you looking forward to moving abroad?

I am, but I have a heavy heart about leaving my parents.

Play the conversation

I left the meeting with a heavy heart after hearing what had happened.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I have ~~the~~ heavy heart because my friend is leaving.

Say: I have a heavy heart because my friend is leaving.

This idiom normally takes 'a', not 'the'.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

have a heavy heart; with a heavy heart

More for talking about sadness.

I've had better days

I've had better days, to be honest.

I can't shake the feeling that ___

I can't shake the feeling that something's wrong.

Feelings and energy · Sadness: the words around “have a heavy heart”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I left with a heavy heart.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

have a heavy heart

feel deep sadness

“I left the meeting with a heavy heart after hearing what had happened.”

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