feel love-sick for someone
an intense feeling of attraction for somebody
a short-term but extreme feeling of love for someone
have strong feelings of love for someone mostly one-sided
to have romantic feelings for a person, usually with no results
to break something into tiny pieces
to grind something (hard) into a powder
to break or destroy something like feeling, desire, etc.
to spoil or ruin something like a plan or project
to press something so hard that it is damaged, broken, or injured
to absolutely defeat someone or something
to perform very well in a specific task, situation, contest, or challenge
to beat an opposite team or party in a game or competition
to badly upset, disturb or shock someone
to be heartbroken
a crowd of people pressing against one another
a massive gathering of people
I think Steve has a crush on our new English teacher; he always looks forward to her classes and even goes to ask questions after classes, though he doesn’t need to.
When I was young, I had a big crush on one of the top actresses of our times; I even had posters of her all over my room.
Teenagers usually have a crush on famous personalities – film stars, celebrities, sportspersons – as they grow older, they outgrow these fantasies.
Elvis Presley was a massive star of his time; he was so popular that many young women had a crush on him.
My niece told me that she has a crush on the new boy in her class – she finds him very cute and attractive.
After being spurned twice, Sally said she would never have a crush on anyone again.
My sister thinks she has a crush on someone I know. Who can that be?
Joe is the athletics champion of our school, and many girls have a crush on him.
John crushed the can after use.
Add a piece of crushed ginger to make a tasty gravy.
The chainsaw badly crushed his hand while he was cutting trees.
I need to crush the black pepper to sprinkle on the dish.
Crush the garlic by striking it multiple times with the stone.
Andrew isn’t letting COVID-19 crush his holiday spirit.
A girl’s plans were crushed when she couldn’t meet her dad.
Everything kids do, is pure and untainted by society’s standards. No one should crush their happiness.
Her lack of confidence may crush her dreams.
Remove the dress from the suitcase to avoid getting it crushed.
She crushed the cup and threw it into the dustbin.
The box got crushed completely when a heavy block fell on top of it.
Those who want it spicy, crush the pepper at the end of cooking and add to their portion.
A wall fell and crushed three men in the accident.
The years have rather sadly crushed the silk dress, but hopefully, you can imagine it in its original pristine condition.
England cricket team is strong enough to crush the opposition.
The defense minister called upon the military to help crush the rebellions.
America crushed Russia by 10 to 3 in the last match in Tokyo.
Austrian ski team is being crushed by the Canadians.
Amazon’s new strategies will crush small offline businesses.
Rob was crushed by the news of his wife’s car accident.
Never listen to your haters, and don’t be crushed by them.
She was crushed – when she lost the last chance to win the prize.
If you cheat on her again, it will crush her heart.
We have to struggle through the crush to get the train.
I’m not too fond of the crush at the mall on the Black Friday sale.
I am pretty sure that anyone can get lost in this crush.
My mum will stay with us, but it’ll be a bit of a crush in our house. (British)
love; attraction; obsession; passion; infatuation
squash; break; smash
overcome; subdue; overpower conquer
demoralize; depress; discourage; devastate; put down
squeeze; press; enfold
crowd; throng; mob; herd; jam; gathering
There is no origin for this idiom
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