the hearts and minds of (someone)

the complete support of a group of people.

I thought the president could have done a better job of reaching the hearts and minds of the American people in his speech on television yesterday.

• give someone the cold shoulder
• give someone the creeps
• give someone the elbow
• give someone the evil eye
• give someone the finger
• give someone the glad eye
• give someone the green light
• give someone the heave ho
• give someone the heebie-jeebies
• give someone their due
• give someone their head
• give someone their marching orders
• give someone their walking papers
• give someone the jitters
• give someone the kiss of life
• give someone the nod
• give someone the old heave ho
• give someone the once-over
• give someone the push
• give someone the right of first refusal
• give someone the right to first refusal
• give someone the rough side of tongue
• give someone the rough side of your tongue
• give someone the runaround
• give someone the sack