heart skips a beat

idiom

informal

—used to say that someone is suddenly very surprised, excited, or nervous about something

When I learned I was on live television, my heart skipped a beat.

The shocking news made her heart skip a beat.

Examples of heart skips a beat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This could result in a sense of idealism and the desire to indulge in luxurious gestures of affection that make your heart skip a beat. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025

Featuring selections from the best composers—Verdi to Romberg, Bernstein to Lloyd Webber—this irresistible recital will inspire you, rekindle fond memories, and might even make your heart skip a beat! —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

To say the spotlight’s on you would be an understatement, as this not only amplifies your beauty and charisma but also attracts romantic encounters that make your heart skip a beat. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024

There is something about its cheap hotels, tacky bars, blue-plate diners and derelict trailer parks that make my heart skip a beat. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024

When New York magazine’s finance advice columnist dropped an article that went viral on Thursday about falling victim to a $50,000 scam, my heart skipped a beat. —Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024

My heart skips a beat when the ship gets close to the Sydney Opera House with its white sail-like forms. —Georgina Cruz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

Its façade in wood and stone is modest but still manages to make my heart skip a beat. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for heart skips a beat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete