float someone's boat

verb

float someone's boat

verb
1

Idiomatic, Slang To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

  • I invited Lily to join us, but horror films don't float her boat.
Synonyms
melt someone's butter, tickle someone's fancy, turn someone's crank, be someone's cup of tea, butter someone's biscuit
Derived terms
whatever floats your boat

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