tug at heartstrings



tug at your heartstrings

also pull on your heartstrings
to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy He looked into his son's smiling eyes and felt a tug on his heartstrings.
Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs: The stories he told plucked at your heartstrings.
See also: heartstring, tug

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bran (2)BRAHNWelsh, Welsh Mythology
AdİLe-Turkish
Josiahjo-SIE-ə (English)Biblical, English
Ayliff['eilif]
HelÉNa-Hungarian
Childress['tʃildris]