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mettre du baume au cœur

/mɛ.tʁə dy bo.m‿o kœʁ/

verb/mɛ.tʁə dy bo.m‿o kœʁ/

to gladden (someone's) heart, to to warm the cockles of (someone's) heart, to do (someone's) heart good, to be heart-warming

Les petites attentions qu'il avait parfois pour Maman me mettait de baume au cœur.The small thoughtful acts he sometimes did for Mum were heart-warming.

Synonyms: faire chaud au cœur

Literally, “to put balm to the heart”.