Don't worry. I won't breathe a word about this matter.
•Please don't breathe a word about Bob and his problems.
•Don't worry. I won't breathe a word of it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
not breathe a word — phrase to keep something a secret Promise me that you won’t breathe a word about this to Anna. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: breathe * * * remain silent about something; keep secret … Useful english dictionary
not breathe a word — (not) breathe a word to not tell people a secret. Please tell me what happened. I promise I won t breathe a word … New idioms dictionary
not breathe a word — to keep something a secret Promise me that you won t breathe a word about this to Anna … English dictionary
not breathe a word — remain silent about something secret. → breathe … English new terms dictionary
breathe a word — (not) breathe a word to not tell people a secret. Please tell me what happened. I promise I won t breathe a word … New idioms dictionary
breathe a word — to tell a secret. If you breathe a word of this to anyone, the whole deal will fall apart. Usage notes: often used in the form not breathe a word: We were warned not to breathe a word about the party … New idioms dictionary
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 — [c]/brið / (say breedh) verb (breathed /briðd / (say breedhd), breathing) –verb (i) 1. to inhale and exhale air; respire: *in the cooler air we will breathe easier. –b. wongar, 1983. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing… …
breathe — /breedh/, v., breathed /breedhd/, breathing. v.i. 1. to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. 2. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. 3. to pause, as for… … Universalium
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
