mouth breathing Idiom, Proverb
breathing space
breathing space 1) Room or time in which to breathe, as in
In that crowded hall, there was hardly any breathing space. Previously this term was put as
breathing room. [Mid-1600s]
2) A rest or pause. For example,
I can't work at this all day; I need some breathing space. This usage replaced the earlier
breathing while. [Mid-1600s]
mouth-breathing
(used afore a noun) Dimwitted, foolish, or stupid; of low or bantam intelligence. Maybe you wouldn't accept bootless the assay if you weren't such a mouth-breathing nincompoop! That mouth-breathing idiot Terry anchored his car in my amplitude again. That's the third time this month!