[eat one's heart out] {v. phr.} To grieve long and hopelessly; […]

[extend one's sympathy to] {v. phr.} To offer one's condolences on […]

[fall to pieces] {v. phr.} To disintegrate; collapse. * /After the […]

[firing squad] {n.} A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a […]

[for better or worse] or [for better or for worse] {adv. […]

[frightened to death] See: [TO DEATH].

[gallows' humor] {n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a […]

[get over] {v.} 1. To finish. * /Tom worked fast to […]

[go to the dogs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to ruin; […]

[hand down] {v.} To arrange to give or leave after, death. […]