float (one's) boat



float (one's) boat

To make someone happy. Often used in the phrase "whatever floats (one's) boat." A: "What do you want for dinner?" B: "Whatever floats your boat, I'm not even hungry." I think this new job in the lab will really float Isabel's boat.
See also: boat, float

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiberiusti-BE-ri-uwsAncient Roman
Philomela-Greek Mythology
MaciMAY-seeEnglish (Modern)
VÍTorVEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Yuval-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Amaterasu-Far Eastern Mythology