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con el corazón en la boca
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (with great anguish)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. with one's heart in one's mouth (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Escuché un grito agudo que venía de la habitación de mi hija y subí las escaleras con el corazón en la boca.I heard a high-pitched scream coming from my daughter's room and went up the stairs with my heart in my mouth.
b. on tenterhooks (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
La acusada esperaba el veredicto del jurado con el corazón en la boca.The defendant was on tenterhooks waiting for the jury's verdict.
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