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
VuokkoVOO-ok-koFinnish
Shiphrah-Biblical
Cam (1)-Vietnamese
Abdul-Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Nensi-Croatian
Ikaika-Hawaiian