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
KunibertKOO-nee-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Miruna-Romanian
Ziya-Arabic
Talon-English (Modern)
ChristopherKRIS-tə-fərEnglish
Zorka-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian