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heart skips a beat

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your heart skips a beat

you are suddenly surprised, excited, or frightened. Ben walked into the room and her heart skipped a beat. When the shark came toward us, my heart stood still.

See also: beat, heart, skip

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Start up the pedestrian pathway (100% barrier-free) by City Hall and your heart skips a beat. Cool destinations: on the road through the four seasons by Johnson-Wright, Heidi / Inside MS When Alan sees Bea in a bar, his safe, boring middle-class heart skips a beat. MY GIRLFRIEND, THE ARMED ROBBER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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