heart\ in\ one's\ mouth

heart\ in\ one's\ mouth
• heart in one's mouth
• heart in one's boots
A feeling of great fear or nervousness. - Often considered trite.

Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth.

My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house.

When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.

Compare: hair stand on end

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • heart in one's mouth — or[heart in one s boots] A feeling of great fear or nervousness. Often considered trite. * /Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth./ * /My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house./ * /When the bear came …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • heart in one's mouth — or[heart in one s boots] A feeling of great fear or nervousness. Often considered trite. * /Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth./ * /My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house./ * /When the bear came …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's heart in one's mouth — ► have one s heart in one s mouth be greatly alarmed or apprehensive. Main Entry: ↑heart …   English terms dictionary

  • have one's heart in one's mouth — To be in trepidation, great fear or anxiety • • • Main Entry: ↑heart * * * be greatly alarmed or apprehensive …   Useful english dictionary

  • have one's heart in one's mouth — idi have one s heart in one s mouth, to be extremely anxious or fearful …   From formal English to slang

  • heart\ in\ one's\ boots — • heart in one s mouth • heart in one s boots A feeling of great fear or nervousness. Often considered trite. Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth. My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house. When the …   Словарь американских идиом

  • with one's heart in one's mouth — she slowly made her way down the dark cellar stairs with her heart in her mouth Syn: in alarm, in fear, fearfully, apprehensively, on edge, with trepidation, in suspense, in a cold sweat, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; informal with… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • with one's heart in one's mouth — IN ALARM, in fear, fearfully, apprehensively, on edge, with trepidation, in suspense, in a cold sweat, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; informal with butterflies in one s stomach, in a state, in a stew, in a sweat; Brit. informal having… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have one's heart in one's mouth — be greatly alarmed or apprehensive. → heart …   English new terms dictionary

  • To open one's mouth — Open O pen v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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