go pit-a-pat
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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
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
Where once she made our hearts go pit-a-pat, To-day, alas, they only pity Patti.
From Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence
Anything like the sound of a rat Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!
From The Children's Garland from the Best Poets by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
And how their hearts go pit-a-pat, and look for it!
From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) The Womans Prize; The Island Princess; The Noble Gentleman; The Coronation; The Coxcomb by Beaumont, Francis
