have one's heart in one's boots
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have one's heart in one's boots
verb has one's heart in one's boots · having one's heart in one's boots · had one's heart in one's boots
- To feel very sad.
- To feel very afraid; to be terrified or in dread.
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verb feel very sad
| Français | avoir le moral dans les chaussettes |
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| Italiano | avere il morale a terra |
| Русский | душа в пятки ушла duša v pjatki ušla |
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