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to your heart's content to (one's) heart's contentAs much as or to the point that one desires; to the point of contentment, satiety, or surfeit. I've made plenty of food for everyone, so please eat to your heart's content. The monthly pass allows customers to see movies in the theater to their hearts' content.See also: contentto your heart's content COMMON If you can do something to your heart's content, you can do it as much as you want. Note: The heart is traditionally regarded as the centre of the emotions. They could ride round to their heart's content. You can eat to your heart's content, knowing that you won't gain weight.See also: contentto your heart's content to the full extent of your desires. Heart's content was used by Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part 2 ( 1593 ) and in The Merchant of Venice ( 1596 ) in the sense of ‘complete inward satisfaction’.See also: contentto your heart’s conˈtent as much or as long as you want: This weekend I’ll be able to read to my heart’s content. Content in this idiom means contentment (= a feeling of happiness or satisfaction).See also: content |