"one's heart in one's mouth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-one's heart in one's mouth.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) A state of dread. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: one's heart in one's throat Related terms: have one's heart in one's boots, heart-in-mouth [adjective] Translations (to be very scared (idiom)): 提心吊膽 (Chinese Mandarin), 提心吊胆 (tíxīndiàodǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), sydän kurkussa (Finnish), душа́ в пя́тки ушла́ (dušá v pjátki ušlá) (english: the soul is gone to the heels) (Russian), tener el corazón en un puño (english: to have the heart in a fist) (Spanish), tener el corazón en la boca (english: to have the heart in the mouth) (Spanish)
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