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.
See also: beat, heart, skip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BriscoeBRIS-koEnglish (Rare)
Hope[həup]
Tamandanitah-mahn-DAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Milenamee-LE-nah (Italian)Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Italian
Aniya-English (Modern)
Nathaliena-ta-LEE (French), NAH-tah-lee (German)French, German