| 单词 | warm the cockles of one's heart |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with warm the cockles of one's heartwarm the cockles of one's heart Gratify one, make one feel good, as in It warms the cockles of my heart to see them getting along so well. This expression uses a corruption of the Latin name for the heart's ventricles, cochleae cordis. [Second half of 1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. warm the cockles of one's heartTo cause a feeling of affectionate happiness: “The thought of his grandmother was enough to warm the cockles of his heart.” Words nearby warm the cockles of one's heartwarm spot, warm spring, Warm Springs, warmth, warm the bench, warm the cockles of one's heart, warm tone, warmup, warm welcome, warn, Warne The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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