| 单词 | one's heart misses a beat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone's heart misses (also skips) a beat one's heart misses (also skips) a beat and variants: one experiences a momentary feeling of excitement, fear, or panic; cf. to have one's heart in one's mouth at heart n., int., and adv. Phrases 5b. ΚΠ 1912 D. G. Phillips Price she Paid i. 39 ‘Why, we and they are only a step apart,’ she said to herself in amazement... And then her heart skipped a beat and her skin grew cold and a fog swirled over her brain. 1939 T. Scudder Jane Welsh Carlyle xxxv. 381 Jane's heart missed a beat as she saw the dog make directly for the path of the vehicle. 1950 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 149/1 The sight that met my eyes made the old ticker miss more beats than it had done when Martin clamped his gun on the back of my neck. 1959 P. H. Johnson Unspeakable Skipton (1961) 20 Daniel's heart lost a beat. Someone was going to recognize him at last. 1975 D. Levertov Freeing of Dust iii. 16 One night last summer in a crowded room..My heart missed a beat—it seemed I saw you In the far corner. 1998 E. Brimson Hooligan lxiii. 173 Billy's heart skipped a beat as he scooted past the back entrance of the cop shop. < as lemmas |
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