to one's heart's content



to one's heart's content

To one's complete satisfaction, without limitation, as in I've been eating strawberries to my heart's content, or The youngsters played in the sand to their hearts' content. Shakespeare used this expression in a number of his plays. [Late 1500s]
See also: content

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KoertKOORTDutch
Davorka-Croatian, Serbian
ValpuriVAHL-puu-reeFinnish
Yukikoyoo-kee-koJapanese
Shulammite-Hebrew, Biblical
ZephyrZEF-ər (English)Greek Mythology (Anglicized)