heart's desire

heart's desire
   copulation
   When the expression refers to some other aspiration, the object is usually named:
    ... the naked rector, blindfolded by the milkmaid and thinking he was about to have his heart's desire... (B. Cornwell, 1997 — it is strange that milkmaids acquired a reputation for sexual impropriety; the chances of dalliance in the cowshed would seem to have been remote)

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  • Heart's Desire (The Outer Limits) — Infobox Television episode Title = Heart s Desire Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 3 Episode = 8 Airdate = 28 February, 1997 Production = 52 Writer = Alan Brennert Director = Mario Azzopardi Photographer = Guests = Casper Van Dien as… …   Wikipedia

  • Heart's Desire, Newfoundland and Labrador — Infobox Settlement official name = Heart s Desire other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo = citylogo size = pushpin… …   Wikipedia

  • heart's desire — greatest wish, want, deep desire …   English contemporary dictionary

  • The Heart's Desire — Bigfinishbox title=The Heart s Desire series=Professor Bernice Summerfield number=6.1 writer=David Bailey and Neil Corry director=Gary Russell producer=Gary Russell set between= The Masquerade of Death and The Kingdom of the Blind length=65… …   Wikipedia

  • Her Heart's Desire — est un film muet américain réalisé par Colin Campbell et sorti en 1917. Fiche technique Réalisation : Colin Campbell Scénario : Lanier Bartlett Production : William Nicholas Selig Date de sortie :  États Unis : 1er… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • one's heart's desire — ► one s heart s desire something that one greatly wishes for. Main Entry: ↑heart …   English terms dictionary

  • someone's heart's desire — someone’s heart’s desire literary phrase the thing that someone really wants Thesaurus: things you want or needsynonym Main entry: heart …   Useful english dictionary

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