after one's own heart

介词短语
中文释义
英 /ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈhɑːt/|/ˈɑːf-/    美 /ˈæftɚ wʌnz oʊn ˈhɑɹt/

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Of a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself. idiomatic
    — [H]e [God] ſet vppe David to be their kynge⸝ to whome he gave witnes⸝ ſaynge: I have founde David the ſonne of Jeſſe⸝ a man after myne awne hert⸝ he ſhall fullfyll all my will.
  2. Of a situation or thing: according to, or appealing to, one's own desire, liking, or taste. idiomatic
    — In this particular party, small as it was, culture, learning, art, arms, landed interest and hereditary sway were properly personified. It was, indeed, a representative gathering after the Talberts' own hearts.

词源

From after (“in imitation of; following”) + one’s + own + heart (“disposition; personality”), a reference to 1 Samuel 13:14 and Acts 13:22 in the Bible: see the 1526 and 1611 quotations.
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