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air-breather 
air-breather[ʹeə͵bri:ðə]
n ав.
<Í> 1. воздушно-реактивный двигатель (тж. air-breather engine)
2. аппарат с воздушно-реактивным двигателем
eath 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.
a feather in your cap
an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.
at death's door
very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.
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)
birds of a feather flock together
people who are similar become friends or join together Don
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!"""
breathe one's last
to die The man finally breathed his last after a long illness.
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.
catch one's death of cold
become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.
catch your death
become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.
death row
the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.
death warmed over
(See look like death warmed over)
death wish
saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.
deathbed
(See on your deathbed)
don't hold your breath
it is not going to happen soon, be prepared to wait The City will repair the street but don't hold your breath.
draw a sober breath
be sober, not be drunk They say he hasn't drawn a sober breath since his son was killed.
fair-weather friend
a person who is a friend only when one is successful He is a fair-weather friend only and you can
feather a pass (hockey)
pass a puck accurately but softly Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.
feather in one
something to be proud of, an honor Winning the speech contest was a feather in his cap and we are very proud of him.
feather in your cap
(See a feather in your cap)
feather one
look after one
feather your nest
make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba.
frightened to death
very afraid, scared spitless, scared stiff She said she was frightened to death when she heard the shot.
hang on like grim death
be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.
horse feathers
lies, false stories, bull, a bunch of malarkey "When she told her dad she saw a ghost, he said, ""Horse feathers!"""
kiss of death
an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for his party.
knock me over with a feather
I was very surprised, I could not believe it, blow me down When she told me she was married to my ex-husband, you could have knocked me over with a feather.
like dog's breath
not pleasant, not popular This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.
look like death warmed over
appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.
on my deathbed
nearly dead, very ill, at death's door I was so sick, I thought I was on my deathbed.
on your deathbed
very ill, nearly dead When I get a cold, you think I'm on my deathbed. Relax.
out of breath
be tired and breathing quickly. He was out of breath after running from the station.
put to death
killed, shot, hanged, put down If a soldier deserted the army he was put to death.
ruffle your feathers
annoy you, bother you, get your dander up Don't let that insult ruffle your feathers. Don't let it upset you.
scared to death
very scared, very anxious, scared stiff I was scared to death that your plane had crashed. I was worried.
sentence to death
say that a person will be killed because he is guilty After the jury said he was guilty, the judge sentenced him to death.
sick to death
wishing for a change, fed up, sick of People are sick to death of the debate on gun control. They've heard too much about guns.
tar and feather
punish severely The teacher said that she would tar and feather anyone who didn
under the weather
" ill; sick; unwell."
wait with bated breath
wait with suspense, want to know what happens We waited with bated breath for news of the fallen climber.
weather the storm
survive a crisis, live through tough times Pat lost his job and I had surgery, but we weathered the storm.
with bated breath
with worry and tension, with suspense, leave me hanging With bated breath, they waited for news of the men who were trapped in the mine.
brass monkey weather
very cold weather