breath

breath idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with breath, also see catch one's breath; hold one's breath; in the same breath; out of breath; save one's breath; take one's breath away; under one's breath; waste one's breath; with bated breath.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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