Heart Misses A Beat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Heart Misses A Beat Idiom mean?

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Heart misses a beat What does Heart misses a beat mean?	If your heart misses a beat, you are suddenly shocked or surprised. ('Heart skips a beat' is an alternative)
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Duck to water What does "Duck to water" mean?	If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it.

chips and dip What does "chips and dip" mean?	potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them (potato chips are called crisps in the United Kingdom)	We bought some chips and dip for the party.
ask (someone) out or ask out (someone) What does "ask (someone) out or ask out (someone)" mean?	to ask a person for a date	My friend finally asked the woman at the bank out.
eat away at (someone) What does "eat away at (someone)" mean?	to bother someone	Money problems have been eating away at the man recently.
go on a diet What does "go on a diet" mean?	to start a plan/program to decrease some foods in order to decrease one's weight	I plan to go on a diet at the beginning of the year.
like shooting fish in a barrel What does "like shooting fish in a barrel" mean?	one side in a competition is so weak that they have no chance at all of winning	The contest was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was very easy to win.
pay off a loan What does "pay off a loan" mean?	to finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank or business or person	The furniture manufacturer was unable to pay off their loan so they went out of business.
as hungry as a bear What does "as hungry as a bear" mean?	very hungry	I was as hungry as a bear when I returned home from work yesterday.

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Heart Misses A Beat Idiom