have heart stand still

have one's heart stand still

Fig. an expression said when one's heart (figuratively) stops beating because one is shocked or is feeling strong emotions. I had my heart stand still once when I was overcome with joy. Lovers—at least the ones in love songs—usually say their hearts stood still.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Keith	[ki:θ]
Mercy	MUR-see	English
Letty	LET-ee	English
Khwaja	-	Persian
Anisim	-	Russian
Bozhena	-	Medieval Slavic