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Definition

A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted.

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Origins

By metaphor, from the notion that glass is fragile (easily broken).

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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"
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