pit of stomach



pit of one's stomach

Fig. the middle of one's stomach; the location of a "visceral response." I got a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach when they told me the bad news.
See also: of, pit, stomach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anniken-Norwegian
EuniceYOO-nis (English)Biblical, English, Biblical Latin
Kunti-Hinduism
Radomil-Czech, Medieval Slavic
Muirgen-Irish, Irish Mythology
Azra-Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu