He started to pine away after his best friend moved abroad.
pine away
idiomTo mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.
She spent her days sitting by the window, pining away for a life she could no longer have.
Rather than accepting the inevitable end of their partnership, he chose to pine away in solitude, his health failing as he clung to memories of the past.
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow the cobwebs away
To make changes for space for new fresh ideas