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GUT-RENDING, HEART-WRENCHING |
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GUT-WRENCHING, HEART-RENDING |
To wrench is to twist, to rend is to tear. Upsetting events can be stomach- or gut-wrenching (agonizing) or heart-rending (heartbreaking, making you feel terribly sad), but many people confuse the two and come up with “heart-wrenching.” “Gut-rending” is also occasionally seen.
