one's heart stands still



one's heart stands still

Fig. one's heart (figuratively) stops beating because of strong emotions. When I first saw you, my heart stood still. My heart will stand still until you answer.
See also: heart, stand, still

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Terry (2)TER-eeEnglish
Raguelray-GYOO-əl (English)Judeo-Christian Legend
Momokamo-mo-kahJapanese
Ivanee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En
Evangeline[i'vændʒili:n]
HeatherHE-dhərEnglish