He looked into his son's smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings.
The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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
tear 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 at heartstrings — tug at (your) heartstrings to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy. He looked into his son s smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings … New idioms dictionary
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 — 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
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