heart skip a beat

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. To be startled or excited from surprise, joy. or fright. * /When Linda was told that she had won, her heart missed a beat./

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  • 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

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