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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baldarich	-	Ancient Germanic
Honorius	-	Late Roman
Lisette	['li:zət]
Quintinus	-	Ancient Roman
Dulcibella	-	English (Archaic)
Amos	AY-məs (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew