- breathe something in
- breathe something in†to take something into the lungs, such as air, medicinal vapors, gas, etc. •
Breathe the vapor in slowly. It will help your cold.
•Breathe in that fresh air!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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breathe something in — ˌbreathe sthˈin derived to take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth • His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
breathe something out — ˌbreathe sthˈout derived to send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth • Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Main entry: ↑breathederived … Useful english dictionary
live and breathe something — phrase to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: live * * * be… … Useful english dictionary
live and breathe something — live and breathe (something) if you live and breathe an activity or subject, you spend most of your time doing it or thinking about it because you like it so much. For twenty years I ve lived and breathed dance. It s been my whole life … New idioms dictionary
eat, sleep and breathe something — If you eat, sleep and breathe something, you are so enthusiastic and passionate about it that you think about it constantly. He s an enthusiastic golfer; he eats, sleeps and breathes it! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
live and breathe something — to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football … English dictionary
breathe — /bri:D/ verb 1 AIR (I, T) to take air into your lungs and send it out again: When you get an asthma attack you can t breathe. | People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. | breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air) 2 BLOW (I, T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
breathe — W3S3 [bri:ð] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2¦(blow)¦ 3 somebody can breathe easy/easily 4 breathe a sigh of relief 5 be breathing down somebody s neck 6 not breathe a word 7 breathe life into something 8¦(skin)¦ 9¦(clothes/fabric)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
breathe — [ brið ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth and let it out again: He held her so tightly she could hardly breathe. We can no longer depend on the quality of the air we breathe. breathe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
breathe (new) life into something — phrase to provide something with new ideas, new energy etc, so that it improves and is more likely to be successful again She breathed new life into the political scene. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: breathe * * *… … Useful english dictionary
breathe a sigh of relief — phrase to stop worrying because something bad is no longer likely to happen Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when she turned up. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: breathe * * * exhale noisily as a sign of… … Useful english dictionary
