heart stand still

heart stand still
{v. phr.} To be very frightened or worried. * /Johnny's heart stood still when he saw his dog run into the street in front of a car./ * /Everybody's heart stood still when the President announced that war was declared./ Compare: HAIR STAND ON END.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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