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heart miss a beat

See: HEART SKIP A BEAT.

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heart skip a beat

[heart skip a beat] or [heart miss a beat] 1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[miss] See: [HEART SKIP A BEAT] or [HEART MISS A BEAT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[beat] See: [HEART SKIP A BEAT], [OFF THE BEATEN TRACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[heart] See: [AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART], [AT HEART], [EAT ONE'S HEART OUT], [BREAK ONE'S HEART], [BY HEART], [CHANGE OF HEART], [CROSS ONE'S HEART], [DO ONE GOOD] or [DO ONE'S HEART […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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