man after (one's) own heart



man after (one's) own heart

A man admired by another because of perceived similarities. I knew he was a man after my own heart when I heard he rescued that puppy.
See also: after, heart, man, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarlaKAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Symeon-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
SallySAL-eeEnglish
BogdanBAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
LukasLOO-kahs (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian
Adriennead-ree-ENFrench