Definition of someone's heart is knocking
informal
—used to say that a person's heart is beating very hard, usually from nervousness or excitement His heart was knocking as he waited to meet his blind date.
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“Someone's heart is knocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someone%27s%20heart%20is%20knocking. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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