Meaning
The sudden sinking feeling of shock, fear, or dread — when your heart seems to drop in your chest at bad or frightening news. 'Mi heart drop' means 'my heart sank / I got a fright'. It captures that instant of alarm on hearing something terrible, seeing danger, or getting a sudden scare.
Examples
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When mi hear di crash, mi heart drop.
When I heard the crash, my heart sank.
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Mi heart drop when mi cyaan find di pickney.
My heart sank when I couldn't find the child.
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Di phone call mek him heart drop.
The phone call made his heart sink.
Origin
From the image of the heart 'dropping' in shock; sudden fear/dread. See [[frighten]], [[fret]].
How it’s used
The sinking feeling of sudden shock/fear ('mi heart drop'). See [[frighten]], [[fret]].