warm the cockles (of one's heart)
- warm the cockles (of one's heart)
paдoвaть cepдцe, coгpeвaть душу кoму-л.
I have a notion that no one can read Tom Jones without delight, for it is a manly, wholesome book... and it warms the cockles of your heart (W. S. Maugham). It must warm the cockles of your heart to see the world made safe for democracy (R. Aldington)
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warm the cockles of one's heart — ► warm the cockles of one s heart give one a comforting feeling of contentment. Main Entry: ↑cockle … English terms dictionary
warm the cockles of one's heart — give one a comforting feeling of contentment. → cockle … English new terms dictionary
warm the cockles of one's heart — give one a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment … Useful english dictionary
cockles of the heart — Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II), with influence of New Latin cochlea ventricle, from Latin, snail, snail shell more at cochlea : the center or core of one s sentient being usually used in the phrase to warm the cockles of the heart * * *… … Useful english dictionary
cockles of the heart — Etymology: perhaps from 2cockle Date: 1671 the core of one s being usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cockle (bivalve) — For the plant, see Lolium temulentum. Cockle Live specimens of Cerastoderma edule from France Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cockle — ► NOUN 1) an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell. 2) (also cockleshell) literary a small shallow boat. ● warm the cockles of one s heart Cf. ↑warm the cockles of one s heart DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
cockling — cockle ► NOUN 1) an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell. 2) (also cockleshell) literary a small shallow boat. ● warm the cockles of one s heart Cf. ↑warm the cockles of one s heart DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
pleasure — n 1. enjoyment, satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment, contentment; happiness, gladness, good or high spirits; blitheness, blithesomeness, lightheadedness, buoyancy; jubilation, rejoicing, exhilaration, exultation, glee, elation; joy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
endear — v 1. evoke love or affection, charm, captivate, win, win over, attach, attract; warm the cockles of one s heart. 2. lose one s heart to, be enamored of, smile upon, dispose or incline toward, fold to the heart; hold in affection or love, hold… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
feed — v 1. nourish, nurture, foster, sustain, maintain, support, board; browse, fodder, graze, crop; subsist, exist, survive, live on; eat, fare, dine, wine and dine, break bread, partake, Inf. tie on the feed bag, Inf. pitch or steam in; devour,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder