pain of a thousand swords - When you're hurting so much it's like a thousand swords are

When you're hurting so much it's like a thousand swords are trying to rip your insides out.

My crush ignored me for a week. My heart felt like it was being cut open by a thousand swords.

I got a tattoo and it hurt like hell. It felt like I had a thousand swords stabbing my skin.

My brother ate my last slice of pizza. I cried like I’d been stabbed by a thousand swords.