have one's heart in one's boots (English, verb)
expansion: have one's heart in one's boots (third-person singular simple present has one's heart in one's boots, present participle having one's heart in one's boots, simple past and past participle had one's heart in one's boots)
Senses:
glosses: To feel very sad.
tags: UK
informal
glosses: To feel very afraid; to be terrified or in dread.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: has one's heart in one's boots
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having one's heart in one's boots
tags: participle
present
form: had one's heart in one's boots
tags: participle
past
form: had one's heart in one's boots
tags: past