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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mika (1)	MEE-kah	Finnish
Prudencia	proo-DHEN-thya (Spanish), proo-DHEN-sya (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Lori	[lɔri]
Durward	DUR-wərd	English
Gjon	-	Albanian
Silvia	['silviə]