heart stands still

Idioms  

1. see heart misses a beat.

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heart stands still

My heart stands still at the very thought of it!

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

My heart stands still when I think of Louise King.

From The Love Affairs of an Old Maid by Lilian Bell

But my heart stands still, as a new, strong dread      alarms Me; might a young girl be heaped with such shadow      of woe?

From Amores Poems by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

My eye starts back from it; my heart stands still; And every pulse, and motion of my blood, With prohibition, strong as sense can utter, Cries out, "Beware!"—But does my sight deceive?

From The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts by Robert Jephson

My heart stands still with fear and admiration when I look at you, for men are often foolish enough to love the beautiful women best.

From When Dreams Come True by William Merritt Berger