heart skips a beat

your heart skips a beat

also your heart stands still

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blondie	BLAHN-dee	English (Rare)
Sindre	-	Norwegian
Avinash	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Orsola	OR-so-lah	Italian
Onur	-	Turkish
Yeriyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew