play on someone's heartstrings (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To produce strong emotions of sadness or pity in someone.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays on someone's heartstrings
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing on someone's heartstrings
tags: participle
present
form: played on someone's heartstrings
tags: participle
past
form: played on someone's heartstrings
tags: past