be still my heart
be still my heart verb: an admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction.
Verb
be still my heart
- An admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction.
- How strange, how hellish (God forgive me for saying so!) it seems that she should love him. But, does she love him? Can she love him? Could she love him if she knew all? Know him she shall before she marries him. For the present, be still, my heart.1868, Charles Reade, chapter 8, in Foul Play
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"I can't feel a pulse!" shouts Ms. Brunette Beauty, RN.
"Call a code!" commands Blue-Eyed Hunk, MD. . . .
He's talking to me. Be still my heart.1986, Priscilla Scherer, “Reflections: Daytime Drama,”, in The American Journal of Nursing, volume 86, number 1, page 106
Forms of be still my heart
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Questions about be still my heart
- What does be still my heart mean?
- Be still my heart means an admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction.
- What part of speech is be still my heart?
- Be still my heart is a verb.
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