set pulses racing

set pulses racing

To be very thrilling, exhilarating, or exciting. You could feel it in the air that the singer's performance was setting pulses racing. She has an intense, smoldering stare that sets pulses positively racing.
See also: pulse, race, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get pulses racing
  • set (someone's) pulse racing
  • get (someone's) pulse racing
  • be hot stuff
  • rooting-tooting
  • rootin'-tootin'
  • thriller-diller
  • set the heather alight
  • set the Thames alight
  • heather
References in periodicals archive
MICHELLE Keegan set pulses racing as she stripped off for a raunchy sex scene with Irish actor Damien Molony.
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Anything this Mohammed can't do?" He also set pulses racing last week when he did his best James Bond impression as he was pictured emerging from the sea.
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A LOWLY footman will set pulses racing - and win an army of fans including a duchess - when he strips off in royal drama Victoria.
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Bella Hadid certainly set pulses racing as she posed for the French edition of Vogue.
Bella Hadid raced pulses
STUNNING Myleene Klass shows she can still make waves in a cossie like the one that set pulses racing when she was on I'm A Celeb.
Splash out on a bikini, Myleene?
"We believe that it is a truly exceptional sports car, with the capacity to set pulses racing just by its sound alone."
Aston reveals a roadster rocket
She famously set pulses racing when she stripped down to a two-piece in the shower during I'm a Celebrity .
My my.. Myleene
As temperatures outside the Newcastle Arena plummeted the Dancing on the Ceiling and Say You, Say Me crooner set pulses racing with renditions of his classic hits.
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London, Aug 28 ( ANI ): Ryan Lochte set pulses racing when he stopped by E!'s Fashion Police on Friday night.
Ryan Lochte strips down to his swim briefs at US TV show
MERELY thinking of chocolate may set pulses racing, but research suggests it can actually lower blood pressure.
Joy for choccy lovers
The 2009 winner Ronnie O'Sullivan set pulses racing in Shanghai earlier this week with an emphatic 5-1 defeat of James Wattana.
Murphy ready to cast his spell on Allen; SNOOKER
Ashton in particular has set pulses racing, with his four-try haul against Italy raising his tally to nine in nine Test appearances.
Cueto loving life in England's back three
MEMBERS of the Saturdays briefly set pulses racing in freezing Birmingham city centre.
Starstuck fans just can't wait for the Saturdays
Metroid: The Other M (Wii) ANY game with the word Metroid in the title is likely to set pulses racing among the Nintendo-focused gaming fraternity.
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METROID: OTHER M, Wii, pounds 39.99 ANY game with the word Metroid in the title is likely to set pulses racing among the Nintendo-focused gaming fraternity.
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