- tug/pull on/at .'s heartstrings
- Общая лексика: (smb) играть на чувствах (Возможны оба предлога (см. Longman Dictionary of English Idioms).)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
pull at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings … Useful english dictionary
heartstrings — [ˈhɑːtˌstrɪŋz] noun tug/pull at sb s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tug at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings … Useful english dictionary
tug — tug1 [tʌg] v past tense and past participle tugged present participle tugging 1.) [I and T] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls ▪ The woman gently tugged his arm. tug at/on something ▪ Joe was tugging at her sleeve. 2.) [T always +… … Dictionary of contemporary English
heartstrings — heart|strings [ˈha:tˌstrıŋz US ˈha:rt ] n [plural] tug/tear/pull at sb s heartstrings to make someone feel strong love or sympathy … Dictionary of contemporary English
heartstrings — heart|strings [ hart,strıŋz ] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heartstrings — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tˌstrɪŋz] / US [ˈhɑrtˌstrɪŋz] noun tug/pull/tear at someone s heartstrings to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy … English dictionary
tug — I UK [tʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tug : present tense I/you/we/they tug he/she/it tugs present participle tugging past tense tugged past participle tugged to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement tug… … English dictionary
tug — tug1 [ tʌg ] verb intransitive or transitive to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement: tug at/on something: The little boy kept tugging on his mother s skirt. => HEARTSTRINGS tug tug 2 [ tʌg ] noun count 1. ) a short… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tug — [tʌg] verb [I/T] I to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement The little boy tugged on his mother s skirt.[/ex] • See: heartstrings II noun [C] tug [tʌg] 1) a short strong pull 2) tug or tug boat a small powerful boat that is… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tear at someone's heartstrings — tug/pull/tear/at someone’s heartstrings phrase to make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: heartstrings … Useful english dictionary