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warm the cockles of someone's heart

To provide happiness, to bring a deeply-felt contentment.

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  • First documented use in 1671. Corruption of Latin cochleae in cochleae cordis. Earlier attempt to explain the etymology no longer noted in reference works: Possibly due to resemblance of cockles to hearts.
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