play on heartstrings

play on someone's heartstrings

Fig. to attempt to get sympathy from someone. She is crying so she can play on your heartstrings and try to get you to take her home.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruarc	-	Irish
Izabelle	IZ-ə-bel	English (Modern)
Azalea	ə-ZAY-lee-ə, ə-ZAYL-yə	English (Rare)
Giorgino	jor-JEE-no	Italian
Stevo	-	Serbian, Croatian
Gunborg	-	Swedish