| 单词 | to warm the cockles of a person's heart |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto warm the cockles of a person's heart (also a person's cockles) b. to warm the cockles of a person's heart (also a person's cockles) and variants. extracted from cocklen.2 (a) Esp. of food or drink: to make a person feel warm; to warm a person up.Sometimes overlapping with sense Phrases 2b(b) when used of alcohol. ΚΠ 1786 C. Johnstone Adventures Anthony Varnish III. xl. 186 They sell an excellent porter at the Crooked Billet, yonder,..and take my word for it, that it will warm the cockles of your heart. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 85 The purl warms the cockles of Tom's heart. 1985 Toronto Star (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Final ed.) h1 With Fire Pot and some dry wood, you can warm your cockles in no time—without paper or kindling. 2018 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 15 Dec. 8 Ideal for a chilly winter evening, the tasty starter really did warm the cockles of his heart and went down a treat. (b) To make a person feel happy or contented; to be deeply comforting or satisfying to a person. ΚΠ 1828 Observer 20 July (caption) I must have a sirloin for Christmas-day. It warms the cockles of one's heart to think of it! 1845 J. G. Millingen Jack Hornet II. vi. 137 The sight of you warms the cockles of my poor broken heart. 1926 S. Noble S. Noble, Able Seaman iv. 35 Charlie Calman threw me a grin which warmed my cockles. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Apr. 47/3 His re-creation of early British railroading will warm the cockles of every train buff's heart. 2017 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 29 Oct. (Lifestyle ed.) Friendliness from a fellow car enthusiast never fails to warm the cockles of the heart. < as lemmas |
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