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[heart in
one's mouth] or [heart in one's boots] A feeling of greatfear or nervousness. -
Often considered trite.
Charles got up tomake his first speech with his heart
in his mouth.
My heart was inmy mouth as I went into the haunted house.
When the bear came outof the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
Compare: HAIRSTAND ON END.
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