go pit-a-pat
Example Sentences
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Tough medicine, as she described it, and “stabilization” — which is “kind of my theme” — won’t make a great many hearts go pit-a-pat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Then Carl felt his heart go pit-a-pat, and all the snow wreaths on the trees seemed to turn to bridal flowers.
From The Faery Tales of Weir by Sholl, Anna McClure
"Only a scraping of shoes on the mat Anything like the sound of a rat Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!"
From Holiday Stories for Young People by Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth
If my reply make his heart go pit-a-pat with joy he can give me a gold piece.
From The Faery Tales of Weir by Sholl, Anna McClure
Lord! just to watch him standing near with that noble grave look on his face, and not giving one a thought, makes one's heart go pit-a-pat.
From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
