"played on someone's heartstrings" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of play on someone's heartstrings Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: play on someone's heartstrings
    Sense id: en-played_on_someone's_heartstrings-en-verb-9rdSzI6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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