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Meaning of put the heart across one | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To give one a sudden fright.

Ireland

Examples

“The cat put the heart across me when it jumped out from under the bed.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

put the heat on put the herd on someone put the kibosh on put the last hand to put the lie to put the make on