# float someone's boat

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/float-someones-boat
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

## Examples

- Does this kind of music float your boat?
- I know you love hiking, but that long trail really does not float my boat.
- While the avant-garde performance certainly did not float his boat, he appreciated the artistic ambition behind it.

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