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Phrase(s): smart from something
1. Lit. to get a stinging pain from something. • His arm smarted from many mosquito bites. • Her legs smarted from the scratches she got from walking through the briars. 2. Fig. to suffer mental distress from something. • She smarted from wounded vanity. • He smarted for hours from the rude rebuff.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs