to tug at sb's heartstrings
11tug — 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… …
12heartstrings — [[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 …
13tug 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 …
14tug — [tʌg] verb [I/T] I to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement The little boy tugged on his mother s skirt.[/ex] • See: heartstrings II noun [C] tug [tʌg] 1) a short strong pull 2) tug or tug boat a small powerful boat that is… …
15heartstrings — heart|strings [ˈha:tˌstrıŋz US ˈha:rt ] n [plural] tug/tear/pull at sb s heartstrings to make someone feel strong love or sympathy …
16heartstrings — heart|strings [ hart,strıŋz ] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy …
17heartstrings — noun (plural) tug /tear at sb s heartstrings to make someone feel strong love or sympathy …
18heartstrings — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tˌstrɪŋz] / US [ˈhɑrtˌstrɪŋz] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy …
19heartstrings — [ˈhɑːtˌstrɪŋz] noun tug/pull at sb s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy[/ex] …
20pull 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 …
