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heart in your mouth

HART in yor MOWTH

hɑːrt ɪn jɔːr maʊθ

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Syllable breakdown

heartinyourmouth

Dictionary meaning

Very anxious or frightened.

Examples

  • She stood up to present with her heart in her mouth, but the talk went brilliantly.

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