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
Fenna-Dutch, Frisian
Fabianafah-BYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Estellees-TELEnglish, French
Yeva-Russian, Armenian
ReynardRAY-nahrd, REN-ərdEnglish (Rare)
Aminta-Literature