[Ads-l] pit, n.

[Jonathan Lighter]

"A dull pain or sinking feeling (in the stomach) caused by anxiety, dismay,
or a similar emotion."

Donny Deutsch, MSNBC:

"I got a pit in my stomach when I heard that."

Weirdly < the pit of the stomach.

JL


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