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
Naji-Arabic
Alim-Arabic, Uyghur
KoreyKAWR-eeEnglish
Lavernlə-VURNEnglish
WinthropWIN-thrəpEnglish
Iuliu-Romanian