Sue: I want Keith to notice me, but he doesn't even know I'm alive. Mother: Invite him over and cook him a good meal. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach — 1814 J. ADAMS Letter 15 Apr. in Works (1851) VI. 505 The shortest road to men’s hearts is down their throats. 1845 R. FORD Hand Book for Travellers in Spain I. i. The way to many an honest heart lies through the belly. 1857 D. M. MULOCK John… … Proverbs new dictionary
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach — feeding a man good food will cause him to love you, beauty is only skin deep Do you believe the way to your heart is through your stomach? No, but you are a great cook! … English idioms
man — see man cannot live by bread alone whatever man has done, man may do a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man is the measure of all things man proposes, God disposes man’s extremity is … Proverbs new dictionary
way — see the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach there is more than one way to skin a cat the longest way round is the shortest way home love will find a way other times, other manners straws tell which way the wind blow … Proverbs new dictionary
heart — see absence makes the heart grow fonder cold hands, warm heart what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over faint heart never won fair lady out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks home is where th … Proverbs new dictionary
stomach — see an army marches on its stomach the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach … Proverbs new dictionary
(the) way to somebody's heart — the way to sb s ˈheart idiom the way to make sb like or love you • The way to a man s heart is through his stomach (= by giving him good food). Main entry: ↑wayidiom … Useful english dictionary
heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma … Dictionary of contemporary English
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Fanny Fern — Portrait of Fanny Fern Born July 9, 1811(1811 07 09) Portland, Maine, U.S. Died October 10, 1872(1872 10 10 … Wikipedia
male — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Masculine Nouns 1. male, man, he, homo, gentleman, sir, master, yeoman, wight, swain, blade, chap, gaffer, husband, bachelor, Mr., mister; boy, stripling, youth, lad; homme; hombre; macho; lady s man,… … English dictionary for students
