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   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
content oneself with someone or something
to be satisfied with (usually less of) someone or something. You will just have to learn to content yourself with fewer nice vacations now that you have kids entering college.
See also: oneself

to one's heart's content

Fig. as much as one wants. John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content. I just sat there, eating chocolate to my heart's content.

to your heart's content
if you do something enjoyable to your heart's content, you do it as much as you want to The pool is open all day so you can swim to your heart's content.

to your heart's content
as much as you want You can take over the kitchen and cook to your heart's content.


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