to tug at someone's heartstrings

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• tug at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings …   Useful english dictionary

• pull at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings …   Useful english dictionary

• tear at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings …   Useful english dictionary

• heartstrings — heart|strings [ hart,strıŋz ] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heartstrings — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tˌstrɪŋz] / US [ˈhɑrtˌstrɪŋz] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy …   English dictionary

• tug at (your) heartstrings — tear/tug at (your) heartstrings if something or someone tugs at your heartstrings, they make you feel strong love or sympathy. It s the story of a lost child guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings …   New idioms dictionary

• tug — tug1 [tʌg] v past tense and past participle tugged present participle tugging 1.) [I and T] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls ▪ The woman gently tugged his arm. tug at/on something ▪ Joe was tugging at her sleeve. 2.) [T always +… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tug — I UK [tʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tug : present tense I/you/we/they tug he/she/it tugs present participle tugging past tense tugged past participle tugged to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement tug… …   English dictionary

• tug — tug1 [ tʌg ] verb intransitive or transitive to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement: tug at/on something: The little boy kept tugging on his mother s skirt. => HEARTSTRINGS tug tug 2 [ tʌg ] noun count 1. ) a short… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heartstrings — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)tstrɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL: oft with poss If you say that someone or something tugs at your heartstrings, you mean that they cause you to feel strong emotions, usually sadness or pity. She knows exactly how to tug at readers heartstrings …   English dictionary

• tug at the heartstrings —    Something or someone who tugs at the heartstrings causes others to feel a great deal of pity or sadness.     The hospital s plea for donors tugged at the heartstrings of millions of viewers …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions