cut someone to the heart

• 使某人伤心；令人痛心

cut someone to the heart的用法和样例：

例句

1. Losing the election was a sore disappointment.
   竞选失败令人痛心失望。
2. Getting to Beijing seemed excruciatingly unlikely.
   从当时的情形看来，北京之行看来是与他无缘了，这令人痛心。