心提到嗓子眼儿

Traditional (Taiwan): 心提到嗓子眼兒

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xīntídàosǎngziyǎnr ㄒㄧㄣㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗㄧㄢˇㄦ

- to be extremely worried or frightened
- to have one's heart in one's mouth

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally: the heart is up in the throat
Meaning: Extremely worried or frightened. Like 'having one's heart in one's mouth'.

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