to one's heart's content

adverb

Until satisfied; as much as is wished.

Meanings

adverbto (one's) heart's content
  1. idiomaticUntil satisfied; as much as is wished.

    Luckily for Earl, underwear proved to be extremely popular with the public. Not only did he make back his investment plus a lot more, he had created thousands of underpants-wearing victims, allowing him to deliver wedgies to his heart's content.

    2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Toys for kinky girls and boys—It’s not just whips and chains anymore.” (chapter 3), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 53

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盡情 /尽情, 儘興 /尽兴
  • 盡情 /尽情 (jìnqíng)until satisfied; as much as is wished
  • 儘興 /尽兴 (jǐnxìng, jìnxìng)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Dutch naar hartenlust
  • naar hartenlustuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Finnish sydämensä kyllyydestä, mielin määrin
  • sydämensä kyllyydestäuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • mielin määrinuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
French à cœur joie
  • à cœur joieuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
German nach Herzenslust
  • nach Herzenslustuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Hebrew כְּאַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ
  • כְּאַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ (keavvát nafshó)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Hungarian kedvére, kedve szerint
  • kedvéreuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • kedve szerintuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • ki-…… magátuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Japanese 鱈腹
  • 鱈腹 (tarafuku)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Korean 실컷
  • 실컷 (silkeot)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Polish ile dusza zapragnie
  • ile dusza zapragnieuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Portuguese à vontade, o quanto quiser
  • à vontadeuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • o quanto quiseruntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Russian ско́лько душе́ уго́дно, вдо́воль
  • ско́лько душе́ уго́дно (skólʹko dušé ugódno)until satisfied; as much as is wished
  • вдо́воль (vdóvolʹ)until satisfied; as much as is wished
  • вво́лю (vvólju)until satisfied; as much as is wished
  • всласть (vslastʹ)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Swedish av hjärtans lust
  • av hjärtans lustuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
Ukrainian досхочу́, скі́льки завго́дно
  • досхочу́ (dosxočú)until satisfied; as much as is wished
  • скі́льки завго́дно (skílʹky zavhódno)until satisfied; as much as is wished
Vietnamese cho đã, tới bến
  • cho đãuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • tới bếnuntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • thả gauntil satisfied; as much as is wished
  • tẹt gauntil satisfied; as much as is wished
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