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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Matxin	-	Basque
Kiril	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Gayla	GAY-lə	English
Gratien	-	French
Finn	[fin]
Kaja (1)	KAH-yah (Swedish, Estonian)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Estonian, Slovene