10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAVE ONE'S BREATH»
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
He sold his investment and saved his bacon. save one's breath (to cool one's
porridge) kursej frymen □ Ask him what he wants and if it 's not important the little
runt can save his breath to cool his porridge. □ / wanted to ask what they were, ...
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
I expect the mail to be delivered soon, but I am not holding my breath. keep one 's
breath to cool one 's porridge (also: save one's breath to cool one's porridge) is
used to tell a person to keep his advice, recommendation, etc. for himself: I know
...
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GATHER * to hold one's breath 1. PttBfft 2. Hfe^fvf ; JSJ.«f#(We/ieMow/-6rearfi
when he was undergoing the operation. HiT »•) to save one's breath (to cool
one's ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
SAY SOMETHING BELOW ONE'S BREATH SAVE ONE'S BREATH SAVE ONE'S/
/NECK/ SKIN SAVE THE DAY SAVE THE MARK SAVE THE SITUATION SAVE
TIME SAVE UP SAVED BY THE BELL SAVING GRACE SAVINGS ACCOUNT ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Both variants allude to saving one's life, the one with skin dating from the early
1500s, and with neck, alluding to beheading, from the late 1600s. save one's
breath Refrain from arguing about a lost cause, as in You can save your breath; I'
m ...
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By Word of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
Conversely, save one's breath implies an economical use, i.e. control, of one's
resources, as in "I don't know why I speak to my daughter. I might as well save my
breath" (COBUILD). If something takes your breath away, it renders you unable to
...
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Webster's New World Thesaurus
save one's breath* be quiet, stop talking, never mind; see SHUT UP l. — take
someone's breath away thrill, stimulate, invigorate; see EXCITE. — under one's
breath quietly, in a whisper, murmuring; see WHISPERING. breathe v. respire,
inhale ...
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus
save one's breath* be quiet, stop talking, never mind; see SHUT UP 1. —take
someone's breath away thrill, stimulate, invigorate; see EXCITE. — under one's
breath quietly, in a whisper, murmuring; see WHISPERING. breathe v. respire,
inhale ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Save one's breath: 1) no need to talk about a certain matter because it was
already done or dealt with. Save your breath; we already spoke at length about it
at the meeting. 2) not worth mentioning; don't waste your words (on an issue).
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Dictionary of Spoken Spanish
0to save one's breath ahorrarse las palabras You might as well save your breath.
Podría Ud. ahorrarse las palabras. 0to take a breath respirar Now take a deep
breath. Ahora respire Ud. hondo. breathe respirar He's breathing regularly.
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