one's heart misses a beat



one's heart misses a beat

 and one's heart skips a beat
Fig. one's heart flutters or palpitates; one has a strong emotional reaction. Whenever I'm near you, my heart skips a beat. When the racehorse fell, my heart missed a beat.
See also: beat, heart, miss

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lachie-Scottish
TemÜJin-Medieval Mongolian
CillÍN-Irish
Rosmunda-Ancient Germanic
TelTELEnglish (British)
KarlKAHRL (German, Danish, English, Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic