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played on someone's heartstrings

played on someone's heartstrings is the simple past and past participle of play on someone's heartstrings.

Meaning of play on someone's heartstrings

Verb

play on someone's heartstrings (third-person singular simple present plays on someone's heartstrings, present participle playing on someone's heartstrings, simple past and past participle played on someone's heartstrings)

  1. (idiomatic) To produce a strong emotional effect on someone, especially of compassion, love or sadness.
    • I love you more each day
      I love the music you play on my heartstrings
      I feel you in every way
      Reach for touch, you play on my heartstrings1986, “Heartstrings”, performed by Berlin

Questions about played on someone's heartstrings

What is played on someone's heartstrings the simple past and past participle of?
Played on someone's heartstrings is the simple past and past participle of play on someone's heartstrings.

Words near played on someone's heartstrings in the dictionary

  1. played off
  2. played Old Gooseberry
  3. played Old Harry
  4. played Old Harry with
  5. played on
  6. played on someone's heartstrings
  7. played one against another
  8. played one's cards right
  9. played one's cards well
  10. played one's guts out
  11. played one's hand right

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