mettre du baume au cœur
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to put balm to the heart”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (figuratively, informal) (transitive with à) to warm the cockles of someone's heart, to gladden someone's heart (to be heart-warming)
- Synonym: faire chaud au cœur
- 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
- Les petites attentions qu’il avait parfois pour Maman me mettait de baume au cœur.
- The small thoughtful acts he sometimes did for Mum were heart-warming.