heart stands still

Idioms  

1. see heart misses a beat.

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Example Sentences

My heart stands still when I think of Louise King.

From The Love Affairs of an Old Maid by Bell, Lilian

There is no dimming—no effacement here; Each pulsation keeps the record clear; Warm golden letters all the tablet fill, Nor lose their luster till the heart stands still.

From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Steinmetz, Margaret Bird

“It’s because,” says Mr. Tarbox, while her heart stands still, “it’s because I’ve made”—there is an awful pause—“more money without the ‘A. of U. I.’ this season than I’ve made with it.”

From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

He does not complain, but he spends a great deal of the day in bed; and he is so white, so worn, that my heart stands still to look at him.

From Mavis of Green Hill by Baldwin, Faith

But, for those who are driven out into foreign lands, the life of the heart stands still, and the past is all to them; to the exiled the present and the future are unimportant.

From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)