tear at heartstrings

tear/tug at your heartstrings

also tear/tug at the heartstrings

if something or someone tugs at your heartstrings, they make you feel strong love or sympathy It's the story of a lost child - guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
LÍDa	-	Czech
Coralie	-	French
Jamar	jə-MAHR	African American
Rodrigo	ro-DREE-go (Spanish, Italian), roo-DREE-goo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Nurten	-	Turkish
Cila	-	Slovene, Croatian