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tug at somebody's heartstrings tear/tug/pull at/on (one's)/the heartstringsTo elicit strong feelings of sympathy or fondness. I don't know why, but that piece of music always tears at my heartstrings. That documentary really pulls on the heartstrings—you'll want to adopt all of those kids after watching it.See also: heartstring, on, pull, tear, tugtug at somebody’s ˈheartstrings make somebody feel strong emotions of sadness and pity: Advertisers often use babies and children to tug at your heartstrings.See also: heartstring, tug |