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
MilanMEE-lahn (Czech)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Dutch
Shripati-Hinduism
Bathshebabath-SHEE-bə (English)Biblical
Finnian-Irish
Charissakə-RIS-əEnglish
İDrİS-Turkish