short of breath

short of breath
{adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • short\ of\ breath — adj Panting and wheezing. He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes …   Словарь американских идиом

  • short of breath — finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat …   English dictionary

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  • breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • short-winded — short′ wind′ed adj. 1) short of breath 2) brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • short winded — short of breath, having difficulty breathing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… …   English dictionary

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