gladden the heart
idiom
old-fashioned
: to make someone happy
Her news will gladden the hearts of her family and friends.
My heart was gladdened by his recovery.
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Rocket’s story, which also involves numerous other adorable animal characters that should gladden the heart of toy manufacturers, forms the heart of the film, which really swings for the fences in its efforts to combine pathos, irreverent humor, and lots and lots of action into its ambitious mix.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
Rocket’s story, which also involves numerous other adorable animal characters that should gladden the heart of toy manufacturers, forms the heart of the film, which really swings for the fences in its efforts to combine pathos, irreverent humor, and lots and lots of action into its ambitious mix.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
Rocket’s story, which also involves numerous other adorable animal characters that should gladden the heart of toy manufacturers, forms the heart of the film, which really swings for the fences in its efforts to combine pathos, irreverent humor, and lots and lots of action into its ambitious mix.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Gladden the heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gladden%20the%20heart. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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