"have your heart in your mouth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 心跳加速
• 緊張得心都提到嗓子眼兒

Definition

形容非常緊張或害怕，特別是在等待重要或突發事情發生時的感覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，多用於表示緊張、懸疑或害怕的情境，例如等待結果、觀看體育賽事或面對危險等。總是比喻。

Examples

When I heard the loud noise, I had my heart in my mouth.

我聽到巨響時，**心都提到嗓子眼了**。

She had her heart in her mouth waiting for the exam results.

她等考試成績時，**心跳加速**。

Before my speech, I really had my heart in my mouth.

演講前，我真的**心都提到嗓子眼了**。

I had my heart in my mouth the whole time my kid was learning to ride a bike.

我孩子學騎自行車的時候，我**一直心跳加速**。

Every time the phone rang late at night, I had my heart in my mouth.

每次深夜電話響起時，我都**心都提到嗓子眼了**。

My heart was in my mouth as the roller coaster started to drop.

雲霄飛車開始下落時，我**心跳加速**。