sydän kurkussa

Finnish

Etymology

sydän (“heart”) kurkussa (“in the throat”)

Phrase

sydän kurkussa

  1. (idiomatic) one's heart in one's mouth (very scared)
    Odotin sydän kurkussa häntä palaavaksi myrskyiseltä mereltä.
    I waited for his return from the stormy sea with my heart in my mouth.
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