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
Yanni-Greek
Lovrenc-Slovene
KristiinaKREES-tee:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
HaideeHAY-dee (English)Literature
Alte (1)-Yiddish
Burgess['bə:dʒis]