float someone's boat en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.
I invited Lily to join us, but horror films don't float her boat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating someone's boat | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| floats someone's boat | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| floated someone's boat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| floated someone's boat | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
melt someone's butter · turn someone's crank · tickle someone's fancy · be someone's cup of tea · butter someone's biscuit