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to one's heart's content, fully, as much as one likes
Doing something without restraint or limit, enjoying or engaging in an activity as much as one wishes. Conveys a sense of freedom and satisfaction in being unrestricted.
存分に楽しんでください。
Please enjoy yourself to your heart's content.
休みの日は存分に寝たい。
On my days off, I want to sleep as much as I like.
才能を存分に発揮して、見事な成績を収めた。
By fully demonstrating their talent, they achieved splendid results.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 存分に楽しむ: to enjoy to one's heart's content
- 存分に発揮する: to fully demonstrate/display
- 存分に味わう: to savor to one's fill
- 存分に腕を振るう: to display one's skills fully
USAGE:
Most commonly used adverbially with に: 存分に. Often appears in encouraging or inviting contexts ("go ahead and enjoy") and in descriptions of unrestricted action.
SIMILAR WORDS:
思う存分 is a common intensified form meaning "to one's heart's content," emphasizing doing exactly as one wishes without holding back.