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heart misses a beat

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somebody's heart misses/skips a beat
if someone's heart misses a beat, they suddenly feel so excited or frightened that their heart beats faster Ben walked into the room and her heart skipped a beat.
See also: beat, heart, miss
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Gordon said: "Of course the heart misses a beat on these occasions.
Football: Gordon ready for a day of nerves; COUNTDOWN TO EURO 2008 ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
His sacrifice devastated his mother and every time she hears another troop has been killed or hurt her heart misses a beat.
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Your heart misses a beat as you catch sight of this gorgeous specimen of a man in quite possibly a gorgeous car.
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