Definition
A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted.
Origins
By metaphor, from the notion that glass is fragile (easily broken).
In Context
- "Once I had a love and it was a gas / Soon turned out, had a heart of glass"
- "You've got a heart of glass or a heart of stone / Just you wait 'til I get you home"
See Also
- heartbreak
- glass-hearted
- heart of gold
- heart of stone