yüreği ağzına gelmek

Turkish

Etymology

From yürek (“heart”) +‎ -i (possessive suffix) +‎ ağız (“mouth”) +‎ -ı (possessive suffix) +‎ -na (dative suffix) +‎ gelmek (“to come”), literally “to have one’s heart come to one’s mouth”.

Verb

yüreği ağzına gelmek

  1. (idiomatic) to be suddenly frightened
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