If you say that someone or something tugs at your ~, you mean that they cause you to feel strong emotions, usually sadness or pity.
She knows exactly how to tug at readers’ ~.
N-PLURAL: oft with poss
If you say that someone or something tugs at your ~, you mean that they cause you to feel strong emotions, usually sadness or pity.
She knows exactly how to tug at readers’ ~.
N-PLURAL: oft with poss
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012