It means that someone is scared. They can hardly swallow or speak, out of fear or intense momentary trepidation or anxiety. Someone who has defused a bomb will doubtless say that their heart was in their mouth while they were doing so.
Or someone making their first parachute jump might experience this feeling just before they leap out of the plane!
This expression means someone is feeling very nervous or frightened. They are experiencing strong emotions that make them feel like their heart is racing and stuck in their throat.
I played the mouth organ at the concert last night.
The object of the preposition "in" in the sentence is "mouth." The prepositional phrase "in your big mouth" describes where Henry is putting his foot metaphorically.
This sentence, in French, translates to "You want my big penis in your mouth." It is vulgar and inappropriate.
Yes, "boca" means "mouth" in Spanish.
The ocean met the river mouth on the beach and the salt water and the fresh water mixed with the incoming tides.
no the heart is not connected to the mouth .
Have a heart to help him push his cart. "Have a heart" could mean "kindly", "please", etc.
It has a red ruby in its mouth, It symbolizes Elizabeth's heart.
a brief rush
Possibly, because hyperbole is exaggerated speech.But 'heart leaped in to mouth' is undeniably a metaphoricexpression.
The mouth of the river is subject to high tides.
Don't eat with your mouth full.
It literally means 'jumping into your heart'.
Yes it can. My mother has just died from a sudden heart attack which caused her to foam at the mouth.
In order to know what you really want, stop talking and contemplate.
Without heart no have life
The heart of the matter remains undisclosed. Have a heart! Follow your heart.