To shake hands with the Bishop with superlative and potentially damaging vigour. The phrase is based on the case of a man who had to go to ER with lung trauma, self-inflicted via an excessive Barclays.
Can also be employed to describe enjoying something to a level beyond reason or warrant, whilst also implying that the person experiencing said enjoyment is a wanker.
Alf: I’ve just seen the Snyder Cut of Justice League and it’s the best film ever in the history of film.
Bob: Calm down, don’t tear a lung.
The feeling of depression that comes along with discovering that your crush is hetro and for that reason you can never be with them.
"Hey, you know that Mark Lee is hetro, right?"
"Wait, really?"
"Yeah"
*begins walking away*
"Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm going to my room to let out my Queer Tears."
Tears that are shed when someone's heart is truly broken.
Jessica cried when her boyfriend dumped her, but they weren't true tears because she didn't really love him.
When hungover and you feel so terrible that you feel like you are dying, then you feel worse when you realise that you will survive.
I had a huge night last night, now I have an extreme case of hungover tears