hrknout v někom jak ve starých pendlovkách

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Literally, to rattle (suddenly and shortly) in someone like in an old pendulum clock.

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hrknout v někom jak ve starých pendlovkách

  1. to skip a beat, to be startled
    Synonym: hrknout v někom
    • 2013, Jaroslav Čejka, Lidé čas a zvířata, Praha: Baronet, →ISBN, page 214:
      „A sneseš špatnou zprávu?“
      Hrklo ve mně jak ve starých pendlovkách. „Podle toho jakou.“
      "Can you bear bad news?"
      I skipped a beat. "It depends what news."