race a mile a minute

Of one's heart, to beat very rapidly. She showed me the proof of my crime, and my heart started racing a mile a minute. The poor child was so frightened. I could feel her heart racing a mile a minute as I held her in my arms.

See also: mile, minute, race

See also:

beat a mile a minute
beat as one
with all (one's) heart
with all heart
with all my heart
with all one's heart
lose (one's) heart to (someone)
lose heart to
lose one's hear to
lose your heart

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