someone after own heart

someone after own heart
(someone) after (your) own heart someone who is similar to you.

I was delighted by your comments about vocabulary and grammar — you're clearly a man after my own heart.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a something after your own heart:

She's a cook after my own heart.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • (a) man after own heart — a man/woman after (your) own heart if someone is a man or woman after your own heart, you admire them because they do or believe the same things as you. He likes a good curry a man after my own heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) woman after own heart — a man/woman after (your) own heart if someone is a man or woman after your own heart, you admire them because they do or believe the same things as you. He likes a good curry a man after my own heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • after your own heart — (someone) after (your) own heart someone who is similar to you. I was delighted by your comments about vocabulary and grammar you re clearly a man after my own heart. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a something after your own heart: She s …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone after your own heart — (someone) after (your) own heart someone who is similar to you. I was delighted by your comments about vocabulary and grammar you re clearly a man after my own heart. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a something after your own heart: She s …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) man after your own heart — a man/woman/after your own heart phrase someone who has the same opinions as you on a particular subject Thesaurus: someone or something that is like someone or something elsesynonym Main entry: heart * * * a man/woman after your ow …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) woman after your own heart — a man/woman/after your own heart phrase someone who has the same opinions as you on a particular subject Thesaurus: someone or something that is like someone or something elsesynonym Main entry: heart * * * a man/woman after your ow …   Useful english dictionary

  • heart — [härt] n. [ME herte < OE heorte, akin to Ger herz < IE base * k̑erd , k̑ṙd , heart > L cor, (gen. cordis), Gr kardia, OIr cride, Serb sr̈ce] 1. a) the hollow, muscular organ in a vertebrate animal that receives blood from the veins and… …   English World dictionary

  • (a) man after your own heart — a man/woman after (your) own heart if someone is a man or woman after your own heart, you admire them because they do or believe the same things as you. He likes a good curry a man after my own heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) woman after your own heart — a man/woman after (your) own heart if someone is a man or woman after your own heart, you admire them because they do or believe the same things as you. He likes a good curry a man after my own heart …   New idioms dictionary

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