after one's own heart
after (one's) own heart
Sharing similar values, ideas, or interests. Michelle is very tech-savvy and loves to code—just like me! She's a woman after my own heart.
See also: after, heart, own
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
man after my own heart
Fig. a man with similar tastes and preferences to mine. You like creamed chip-beef on toast? There's a man after my own heart.
See also: after, heart, man, own
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
after one's own heart
To one's own personal liking, as in He's very patient with the slower pupils; he's a teacher after my own heart. This idiom appears in the King James Bible of 1611 (I Samuel 13:14). [Late 1500s]
See also: after, heart, own
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
after one's own heart
Precisely to one’s liking. Considered a cliché since the late nineteenth century, this phrase appears in the Old Testament’s first Book of Samuel (13:14): “The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people.”
See also: after, heart, own
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- after (one's) own heart
- after your own heart
- gear to
- gear to (someone or something)
- gearing
- aching heart
- (just/right) up (one's) street
- be (just/right) up (one's) street
- be up your street
- big on