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BREATH catch one's breath to resume one's normal breathing after exertion; to return to normal after being busy or very active.I don't have time to catch my breath.I ran so fast that it took ten minutes to catch my breath. waste one's breath to waste one's time talking; to talk in vain. (Informal.)Don't waste your breath talking to her. She wont listen.You can't persuade me. You're just wasting your breath.
idiombreathbe a breath of fresh air(also bring a breath of fresh air to/into sth BrE)used in order to say that someone has made a situation more interesting and exciting with their new ideas or new ways of doing things:It's a breath of fresh air to see a movie that uses young, unknown actors so well.Danny Blanchflower brought a breath of fresh air into British football in the 1950s.catch your breathto have time to think or rest in the middle of a busy or difficult situation:Would you like to catch your breath and have a cup of tea before the meeting starts?The city didn't even have time to catch its breath, before the next storm hit.Note If you catch your breath when you have been running or doing exercise, you stop for a minute to try to breathe more normally. don't hold your breath(also I wouldn't hold my breath)spoken used in order to tell someone not to wait for something to happen because you think that it will not happen:"When do you think I'll get the money?" "Don't hold your breath."I hope that the economy is picking up again, but I wouldn't hold my breath.don't waste your breath(also save your breath)spoken used in order to tell someone not to say anything, because there is nothing they can say that will change the situation:Don't waste your breath making excuses - I can see you're drunk.If I were you I'd save my breath, Rosalie - he's already made up his mind.in the same breathused in order to emphasize that it is strange that someone has said two things at the same time that are very different from each other:First he said that the incident had damaged the police force's reputation, and in the same breath he said he thought there was a lot of respect for the police in the city.Young people are used to being called over-privileged consumers and in the same breath unwashed rebels.say sth under your breathto say something, usually something unpleasant, in a quiet voice so that no one can hear you:Reynolds said something under his breath and stomped angrily back into his office."Go on, tell her she's wrong," she said under her breath, "this may be your only chance."take your breath awayif something that you see or hear takes your breath away, it is so beautiful, exciting, or surprising that you stop and look and think:The statue of Venus, the most beautiful piece in the museum, takes your breath away.What we saw took our breath away - the sun became a black dot surrounded by a white collar of fluffy clouds.with bated breathfeeling very worried, excited, or anxious:Stephen watched with bated breath as the plane dropped lower and lower.So now I wait with bated breath to find out if I've been accepted into law school. phrasebreath[breathed, breathed, breathing]
breathe in
breathe in • breathe in sth • breathe sth in to take air, smoke etc into your lungs through your nose or mouth: My chest hurts every time I breathe in. Here's another exercise. Breathe in slowly and raise your arms above your head. Twenty-seven people needed hospital treatment after breathing in smoke.■ SIMILAR TO: inhale formal
breathe out
breathe out • breathe out sth • breath sth out to let air, smoke etc come out of your lungs through your nose or mouth: Hold your breath for ten seconds and then breathe out slowly. George leaned back and breathed out heavily through his nose. Animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.■ SIMILAR TO: exhale formal
See:- a breath of fresh air
- a waste of breath
- be holding (one's) breath
- be holding your breath
- be wasting (one's) breath
- be wasting your breath
- below (one's) breath
- breath of fresh air
- breath of fresh air, (like) a
- breathe (one's) last (breath)
- catch (one's) breath
- catch breath
- catch one's breath
- catch your breath
- curse (someone or something) under (one's) breath
- curse (someone) under (one's) breath
- don't hold your breath
- draw (one's) last breath
- draw breath
- gasp for breath
- get (one's) breath back
- get a/(one's) second breath
- get your breath back
- hold (one's) breath
- hold breath
- hold one's breath
- hold your breath
- I don't have time to catch my breath
- in one breath
- in the next breath
- in the same breath
- keep your breath to cool your porridge
- mention (someone or something) in the same breath
- mention somebody/something in the same breath
- mutter (something) under (one's) breath
- not hold (one's) breath
- out of breath
- save (one's) breath
- Save breath
- save one's breath
- save your breath
- say, etc. something in the same breath
- take (one's) breath away
- take a breath
- take a deep breath
- take breath away
- take one's breath away
- take one's breath away, to
- take somebody's breath away
- take someone's breath away
- take your breath away
- the breath of life
- the/(one's) last breath
- time to catch breath
- under (one's) breath
- under breath
- under one's breath
- under your breath
- waste (one's) breath
- waste breath
- waste one's breath
- waste one's breath, to
- waste your breath
- with bated breath
- with every breath
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