take your breath away

take (one's) breath away

To cause someone to feel intense, typically pleasant, astonishment or awe. Did you see Kathy's gorgeous new dress? It took my breath away. The play is stunning—it will take your breath away!

take your breath away

COMMON If something takes your breath away, it amazes and impresses you. `Tell me again about the picture.' — `It's beautiful. It's so beautiful it takes your breath away.' He had never believed he would come to such power. The more he realized it, the more it took his breath away.

词组	take your breath away
释义	take your breath away take (one's) breath away To cause someone to feel intense, typically pleasant, astonishment or awe. Did you see Kathy's gorgeous new dress? It took my breath away. The play is stunning—it will take your breath away! See also: away, breath, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take your breath away COMMON If something takes your breath away, it amazes and impresses you. `Tell me again about the picture.' — `It's beautiful. It's so beautiful it takes your breath away.' He had never believed he would come to such power. The more he realized it, the more it took his breath away. See also: away, breath, take Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: take (one's) breath away take breath away take one's breath away take somebody's breath away take someone's breath away make (someone's) jaw drop zowie knock (one) on the floor knock (one) on the ground
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