heart\ miss\ a\ beat

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 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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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