Gnawing (At) (Someone's) Vitals explanation, meaning, origin - The Biggest Idioms Dictionary

Gnawing (at) (someone's) vitals In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "gnawing (at) (someone's) vitals", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-10-17 02:10

Meaning of Gnawing (at) (someone's) vitals (redirected from gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals )

Synonyms:

gnaw away at someone

Gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals idiom verb phrase

To cause tremendous agony or misery in someone.

Witnessing the misery of many people around his town gnawed at his vitals day after day, the Happy Prince decided to help them by giving away all of his precious things on his body to them.

Her mother's death has been gnawing at her vitals for many days.

Other phrases about:

these things are sent to try us

This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

Long Pole in the Tent

somebody or something that causes delay in a project or a task that takes a long period of time to finish

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

drastic times call for drastic measures

When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

to ask for trouble

to behave in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties

Grammar and Usage of Gnaw (at) (someone's) vitals

Verb Forms

gnaws (at) (someone's) vitals
gnawed (at) (someone's) vitals
gnawing (at) (someone's) vitals

The verb "gnaw" should be conjugated according to its tense.