My heart stood still. My heart stood still.是一个习语,表示吓得心脏都停止跳动了。 例:My heart stood still when the other car ran through the red light and I knew we were about to crash. 看到那辆车穿过红灯,感觉我们要撞上了,我吓得心跳都快没了!
chill sb. to the marrow/ bone 除了表示冷得刺骨,这个短语还可以表示“不寒而栗”。Marrow指“骨髓”,bone是“骨头”,这里to the marrow/bone则表示程度很深。 例:Her screams chilled me to the marrow/bone. 她的尖叫声让我不寒而栗。