Choose the meaning of the idiom "have one's heart in one's mouth".

to be very frightenedCorrect answerYour answerto be in loveCorrect answerYour answerto speak honestlyCorrect answerYour answerto feel sickCorrect answerYour answer

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To have your heart in your mouth is to feel very frightened.

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Speak honestly is a trap, mixing it up with speaking "from the heart".

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "have one's heart in one's mouth".

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