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had one's heart in one's boots

had one's heart in one's boots is the simple past and past participle of have one's heart in one's boots.

Meaning of have one's heart in one's boots

Verb

have one's heart in one's boots (third-person singular simple present has one's heart in one's boots, present participle having one's heart in one's boots, simple past and past participle had one's heart in one's boots)

  1. (UK, informal) To feel very sad.
  2. (informal) To feel very afraid; to be terrified or in dread.

Questions about had one's heart in one's boots

What is had one's heart in one's boots the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's heart in one's boots is the simple past and past participle of have one's heart in one's boots.

Words near had one's heart in one's boots in the dictionary

  1. had one's handful
  2. had one's hands full
  3. had one's head read
  4. had one's head up one's ass
  5. had one's heart in
  6. had one's heart in one's boots
  7. had one's heart in the right place
  8. had one's heart set on
  9. had one's heart set upon
  10. had one's hump up
  11. had one's mind about one

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