to one's heart's content

to one's heart's content
сколько душе угодно, вволю, всласть, вдосталь [происходит от шекспировского выражения heart's content; см. цитаты]

Jessica: "I wish your ladyship all heart's content." (W. Shakespeare, ‘The Merchant of Venice’, act III, sc. IV) — Джессика: "Желаю много радостей синьоре."

King Henry: "Her sight did ravish, but her grace in speech, Her words y-clad with wisdom's majesty, Makes me from wondering fall to weeping joys; Such is the fulness of my heart's content. Lords, with one cheerful voice welcome my love. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘King Henry VI’, part II, act I, sc. I) — Король Генрих: "Чарует вид ее, но прелесть речи, Проникнутой ума ее величьем, Восторга слезы вызвала во мне - Так радость сердца моего безмерна. Приветствуйте любовь мою, милорды. " (перевод Е. Бируковой)

When they had enjoyed the joke to their hearts' content, the discourse changed to topics in which Mr. Winkle was more immediately interested. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XXXVIII) — Когда они насладились шуткой в полное свое удовольствие, разговор перешел на темы, более близкие мистеру Уинклю.

When Mrs. Fogarty left her, she closed the door, flopped down on the bed and wept to her heart's content. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 9) — Когда миссис Фогарти вышла, Салли заперла дверь, бросилась на постель и выплакалась вволю.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • to one's heart's content — phrasal : to the point of complete satisfaction or satiety : to the limits of one s will or pleasure eat to you heart s content printers imported any foreign books they thought would be popular … and reprinted them to their heart s content… …   Useful english dictionary

  • to one's heart's content — {adv. phr.} To the extent of one s wishes; one s complete satisfaction. * /There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heart s content./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • to one's heart's content — {adv. phr.} To the extent of one s wishes; one s complete satisfaction. * /There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heart s content./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • to one's heart's content — ► to one s heart s content to the full extent of one s desires. Main Entry: ↑content …   English terms dictionary

  • to\ one's\ heart's\ content — adv. phr. To the extent of one s wishes; one s complete satisfaction. There is a wonderful small restaurant nearby where you can eat to your heart s content …   Словарь американских идиом

  • to one's heart's content — as much as one wants. → contend for …   English new terms dictionary

  • to one's heart's content — adverb Until satisfied; as much as is wished …   Wiktionary

  • Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador — Infobox Settlement official name = Heart s Content 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 — [härt] n. [ME herte < OE heorte, akin to Ger herz < IE base * k̑erd , k̑ṙd , heart > L cor, (gen. cordis), Gr kardia, OIr cride, Serb sr̈ce] 1. a) the hollow, muscular organ in a vertebrate animal that receives blood from the veins and… …   English World dictionary

  • content — Ⅰ. content [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction. ► VERB 1) satisfy; please. 2) (content oneself with) accept (something) as adequate despite wanting something more or better. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • content — 1. Content is pronounced with stress on the second syllable as a verb (see 2), adjective, and noun (meaning ‘a contented state’: see 3), and on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘what is contained’: see 4). 2. Content oneself with (not by) is …   Modern English usage


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