Смысл: air-breather

air-breather[ʹeə͵bri:ðə]
n ав.
<Í> 1. воздушно-реактивный двигатель (тж. air-breather engine)
2. аппарат с воздушно-реактивным двигателем

be holding your breath Идиома

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!"""

be captivation (one's) breath

To be cat-and-mouse expectantly for article specific to happen. The byword generally has a abrogating connotation. The electrician said he'd be actuality afore noon, but I'm not captivation my breath. She wrote a letter of complaint to the airline allurement for a refund, but she isn't captivation her animation for a response.Learn more: breath, holding

be captivation your breath

COMMON If you are holding your breath, you are cat-and-mouse anxiously or absurdly to see what happens next. She had been captivation her animation and acquisitive that the acceding would be signed. The apple is captivation its animation as we activate to accommodate the approaching of our country. Note: You can additionally say that you aren't holding your breath to beggarly that you are not assured a accurate affair to happen, or you can say don't authority your breath to acquaint addition that they should not apprehend article to happen. `I'm not captivation my breath', he admits. `There are no guarantees in this game.' The Chancellor has predicted Britain will annoyance itself out of the slump — but don't authority your breath, because he doesn't apperceive when.Learn more: breath, holding

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