Preposition: of

• woman: Not only have shows been known to refresh the heartstrings of many women, but rumor is they might also include tight leather trousers.

Converse of object

• pull: Call me crudely oiled, but commerce is pulling the heartstrings, with a penny saved for casual sex.

• tug: The emotive When I Close My Eyes tugs the heartstrings with the sorrowful line " boy it never ends.

• pluck: It plucks the right heartstrings, has an uplifting message, and appeals to just about every known demographic.

• refresh: Not only have shows been known to refresh the heartstrings of many women, but rumor is they might also include tight leather trousers.

• touch: Poor ole Pizzonia, touched the heartstrings I can tell you.