Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
heart\ skip\ a\ beat — • heart skip a beat • heart miss a beat 1. the heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart… … Словарь американских идиом
heart skip a beat — or[heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
heart skip a beat — be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night … Idioms and examples
heart skips a beat — informal ◇ When you say that your heart skipped a beat or that something made your heart skip a beat, it means that you suddenly became very surprised, excited, or nervous about something. When I learned I was on live television, my heart skipped … Useful english dictionary
heart\ miss\ a\ beat — • heart skip a beat • heart miss a beat 1. the heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite. When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart… … Словарь американских идиом
heart miss a beat — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
heart miss a beat — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
skip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Skip is used before these nouns: ↑lorry Skip is used after these nouns: ↑rubbish {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ lightly, nimbly ▪ happily … Collocations dictionary
skip — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
skip — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
