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heart\ skip\ a\ beat — • heart skip a beat • 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 strong feeling. Often considered trite. When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart… … Словарь американских идиом
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 strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
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 strong feeling. Often considered trite. * /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat./ 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
heart skip a beat — be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night … Idioms and examples
skip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Skip is used before these nouns: ↑lorry Skip is used after these nouns: ↑rubbish {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ lightly, nimbly ▪ happily … Collocations dictionary
beat — I UK [biːt] / US [bɪt] verb Word forms beat : present tense I/you/we/they beat he/she/it beats present participle beating past tense beat past participle beaten UK [ˈbiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)n] *** 1) [transitive] to defeat someone in a game,… … English dictionary
skip — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
skip — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT … Dictionary of American idioms
skip — See: heart skip a beat … Словарь американских идиом
beat — See: HEART SKIP A BEAT, OFF THE BEATEN TRACK … Dictionary of American idioms
