词汇 | to one's heart's content |
释义 | Idiom to one's heart's content Theme: ABUNDANCE as much as one wants.John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content.I just sat there, eating chocolate to my heart's content. to (one's) heart's contentAs much as or to the point that one desires; to the point of contentment, satiety, or surfeit. I've made plenty of food for everyone, so please eat to your heart's content. The monthly pass allows customers to see movies in the theater to their hearts' content. to one's heart's contentTo one's complete satisfaction, without limitation, as in I've been eating strawberries to my heart's content, or The youngsters played in the sand to their hearts' content. Shakespeare used this expression in a number of his plays. [Late 1500s] heart's content, to one'sTo one’s complete satisfaction. Shakespeare was particularly fond of this expression, using it in several plays (Henry VI, Part 2; The Merchant of Venice). |
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