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
Obi	-	Western African, Igbo
Riikka	REE:K-kah	Finnish
DÉLia	-	Portuguese, French, Hungarian
CristiÁN	kree-STYAHN	Spanish
Paulina	pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Rheia	-	Greek Mythology