gladden someone's heart

idiom

old-fashioned
: to make someone happy
Her news will gladden her mother's heart.

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“Gladden someone's heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gladden%20someone%27s%20heart. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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