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pull at someone's heartstrings

verb

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  1. Synonym of play on someone's heartstrings.

    • “These videos don’t pull at the heartstrings; they make these people look like animals in a zoo instead of individuals that need help,” said Dr Geri-Lynn Utter, a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction.

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