For instance, a person can be brokenhearted, or have a heart of gold.. This idiom saying that if you become thin and weak from sorrow, if your misery is making you sick, then you are figuratively eating your heart out. --- In modern usage, the expression means to be extremely jealous or upset.his idiom saying that if you become thin and weak from sorrow, if your misery is making you sick, then you are figuratively eating your heart out. --- In modern usage, the expression means to be extremely jealous or upset.
The word ç©ºæ (karate) literally means 'empty hand' in Japanese. This word is commonly used in both English and Japanese to refer to the Japanese martial art. ç©º (kara) - empty æ (te) - hand.
Karate originated on the island of Okinawa, also called the Ryu Kyu Islands. Originally independant, Okinawans developed karate in response to Japanese invasions which enforce â¦ d Okinawans turning in any and all weapons. Weaponless (empty hand) defense was the result.   Kara = empty, te = hand.