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.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. Often, martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport. This sort of âshortcutâ is frowned upon in the martial arts community.