put the heart across one

English

Verb

put the heart across one (third-person singular simple present puts the heart across one, present participle putting the heart across one, simple past and past participle put the heart across one)

  1. (Ireland) To give one a sudden fright.
    The cat put the heart across me when it jumped out from under the bed.
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