go pit-a-pat

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Tough medicine, as she described it, and “stabilization” — which is “kind of my theme” — won’t make a great many hearts go pit-a-pat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Wit, wisdom, and energy may go pit-a-pat "at the double" on lower levels, but great soulèdness and probity only come to their perfection in a steadier region.

From Love's Usuries by Creswicke, Louis

Lord! just to watch him standing near with that noble grave look on his face, and not giving one a thought, makes one's heart go pit-a-pat.

From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Then my heart really did begin to go pit-a-pat.

From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Then Carl felt his heart go pit-a-pat, and all the snow wreaths on the trees seemed to turn to bridal flowers.

From The Faery Tales of Weir by Sholl, Anna McClure