单词 | not breathe a word |
释义 | not breathe a wordNot reveal a secret, keep concealed, as in You must promise not to breathe a word of what I'm about to tell you. This phrase relies on the verb breathe as meaning “to utter,” a usage dating from the late 1500s. Words nearby not breathe a wordnotation, not bad, not bat an eye, not be caught dead, not born yesterday, not breathe a word, not built that way, not by a long shot, not by any means, notch, notch baby The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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