Heart Skips/misses A Beat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Heart Skips/misses A Beat Idiom mean?

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heart skips/misses a beat What does heart skips/misses a beat mean?	be startled or excited from surprise/joy/fright	My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night.
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rub shoulders (with someone) What does "rub shoulders (with someone)" mean?	to work closely or associate with someone	The sales manager rubs shoulders with some of the top business people in the city.

thanks to (someone or something) What does "thanks to (someone or something)" mean?	owing to someone or something	Thanks to my friend I will not have to do as much work as I had thought.
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed What does "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed" mean?	to be very cheerful and eager (like a squirrel with bright eyes and a bushy tail)	The children were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when they woke up in the morning.
on the loose What does "on the loose" mean?	to be free to go, to be not shut in or stopped by anything	The zoo animals were on the loose for three hours before the zookeeper discovered their escape.
live up to (something) What does "live up to (something)" mean?	act according to something, fulfill expectations	He is trying very hard to live up to his reputation as a smart busnessman.
no end of/to (something) What does "no end of/to (something)" mean?	seeming almost endless, very many/much of something	He had no end of problems when he lived overseas for a year.
abide by (something) What does "abide by (something)" mean?	to follow the rules of something	The cleaning staff were forced to abide by the rules of the school.
Nip it in the bud What does "Nip it in the bud" mean?	If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious.

catch-22 What does " catch-22" mean?	a situation which contradicts itself, a paradoxical situation	It was a catch-22 situation and if I went to work there would be problems but if I did not go to work there would also be problems.

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Heart Skips/misses A Beat Idiom