warm the cockles of someone's heart

warm the cockles of (one's) heart

To cause one to feel happy. The "cockles of one's heart" are the deepest part of oneself. Thank you so much—your kind words really warmed the cockles of my heart.

warm the cockles of someone's heart

give someone a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment.

This phrase perhaps arose as a result of the resemblance in shape between a heart and a cockleshell.

词组	warm the cockles of someone's heart
释义	warm the cockles of someone's heart warm the cockles of (one's) heart To cause one to feel happy. The "cockles of one's heart" are the deepest part of oneself. Thank you so much—your kind words really warmed the cockles of my heart. See also: cockle, heart, of, warm Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. warm the cockles of someone's heart give someone a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment. This phrase perhaps arose as a result of the resemblance in shape between a heart and a cockleshell. See also: cockle, heart, of, warm Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: warm the cockles warm the cockles of (one's) heart warm the cockles of heart warm the cockles of one's heart warm the cockles of your heart cockle cockles of (one's) heart cockles of heart warm the cockles of one's heart, to wash one's hands of
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