单词 | out of breath |
释义 | out of breathSEE SYNONYMS FOR out of breath ON THESAURUS.COM Breathing with difficulty, panting, gasping. For example, After five flights of stairs I'm out of breath. This slightly hyperbolic term (since literally running out of breath means one is dead) dates from the late 1500s. Also see catch one's breath. Words nearby out of breathoutnumber, out of a clear blue sky, out-of-body, out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out of breath, out of business, out of character, out of circulation, out of commission, out of condition 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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