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pit-a-pat

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[pit-a-pat] {adv.}

With a series of quick pats.

* /When John asked Mary to marry him, her heart went pit-a-pat./

* /The little boy ran pit-a-pat down the hall./

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	{adv.} ¹⁵⁰

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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