one's heart in one's mouth

English

Noun

one's heart in one's mouth

(idiomatic) A state of dread.
I rang the doorbell and waited with my heart in my mouth.

I had my heart in my mouth while I waited for news of my son.

Translations

to be very scared (idiom)

Chinese:
Mandarin: 提心吊膽 (zh), 提心吊胆 (zh) (tíxīndiàodǎn)
Finnish: sydän kurkussa

Russian: душа́ в пя́тки ушла́ (ru) (dušá v pjátki ušlá) (the soul is gone to the heels)
Spanish: tener el corazón en un puño (to have the heart in a fist), tener el corazón en la boca (to have the heart in the mouth)

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