one's heart in one's mouth
(Redirected from have one's heart in one's mouth)
English
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Noun
[edit]- (idiomatic) A state of dread.
- I rang the doorbell and waited with my heart in my mouth.
- I had my heart in my mouth while I waited for news of my son.
- 2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online[1]:
- Winger Cheslin Kolbe, sitting with his jersey over his head in the sin after a yellow card at the death, was probably the sight of millions of South Africans around the country who had their hearts in their mouth as they sat through another nail-biting match.
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- have one's heart in one's boots
- heart-in-mouth (adjective)
Translations
[edit]- Note: Some of these translations may be verb forms.
to be very scared (idiom)
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