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 — 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
tug at the heartstrings — f something tugs at the heartstrings, it makes you feel sad or sympathetic towards it … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
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
heartstrings — n. deep feelings to tug at smb. s heartstrings * * * [ hɑːtˌstrɪŋz] [ deep feelings ] to tug at smb. s heartstrings … Combinatory 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
