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Idiom

to one's heart's content

Meaning

Until satisfied; as much as is wished.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You can play games to your heart's content.”

“After finishing her chores, she sat in the garden and read to her heart's content.”

“With the library finally empty, the researcher spent the entire night exploring the archives to her heart's content, undisturbed by the usual bustle of the day.”

Examples

simple

“You can play games to your heart's content.”

contextual

“After finishing her chores, she sat in the garden and read to her heart's content.”

complex

“With the library finally empty, the researcher spent the entire night exploring the archives to her heart's content, undisturbed by the usual bustle of the day.”

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