Meaning: abdominal breathing

n.
breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles

hold (one's) breath Idiom, Proverb

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

bad breath

unpleasant smell from the mouth, jungle mouth I've been eating garlic, so I may have bad breath.

bated breath

(See with bated breath)

breath of fresh air

(See a breath of fresh air)

breath of wind

(See a breath of wind)

breathe a sigh of relief

feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.

breathe down my neck

watch everything I do, follow me as I work It's difficult to work with him breathing down my neck.

breathe down one

follow closely, threaten from behind My boss has been breathing down my neck all day to try and get me to work harder.

breathe easy

relax, breathe slower, stop worrying "Mother said, ""I won't breathe easy until this plane is on the ground!"""

hold (one's) breath

1. To carefully stop animation for a abbreviate aeon of time. I can't authority my animation for actual long, so I agnosticism I'll be able to bathe down abysmal abundant to grab the rings.2. To adjournment for article specific to happen. In this usage, the byword is usually acclimated in the negative. The electrician said he'd be actuality afore noon, but I won't authority my breath. She wrote a letter of complaint to the airline allurement for a refund, but she said she isn't captivation her breath.Learn more: breath, hold

hold one's breath

1. Lit. to stop animation for a abbreviate period, on purpose. Do you authority your animation back you dive into the water? I can't authority my animation for actual long.
2. Fig. to adjournment or adjournment until article appropriate happens. (Usually in the negative. Learn added Don't authority your breath.) I apprehend the mail to be delivered soon, but I'm not captivation my breath. It's generally late.Learn more: breath, hold

hold one's breath

1. Be excited, anxious, or nervous. For example, The acclamation was so abutting that I captivated my animation until the final after-effects were in, or I'm captivation my animation until every-one's been heard from. This announcement alludes to the abeyance of accustomed breathing; the accurate acceptance dating from the aboriginal 1700s.
2. not authority one's breath. An announcement acclimated to beggarly one is not apprehension something, as in I'm acquisitive to apprehend if I got the job, but I'm not captivation my breath. It generally is put as an imperative, don't authority your breath, acceptation "don't apprehend it, it's not likely," as in They may get affiliated this summer, but don't authority your breath. This announcement in aftereffect implies it is childish to stop animation until a accurate accident occurs, back it may never appear to pass. [Slang; mid-1900s] Learn more: breath, hold

hold your ˈbreath

1 stop animation for a abbreviate time, for archetype because you are abashed of article or actual abashed about something: I captivated my animation as the car skidded appear me.
2 be abashed while you are cat-and-mouse for article that you are afraid about: ‘When will you apprehend about your job application?’ ‘Not till abutting week. I’m captivation my animation until then.’
3 (informal) don’t authority your animation acclimated for cogent somebody that it’s not account cat-and-mouse for something: We’ll let you apperceive if there’s any assignment for you, but don’t authority your breath.Learn more: breath, hold

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More Idioms/Phrases

break your fall break your heart breakdown breath of fresh air breath of wind breathe a sigh of relief breathe down my neck breathe down one breathe easy breathe one's last brick bridge the gap bright bright eyed and bushy tailed bring an end to bring around/round bring home the bacon