Collocations for "breath"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "breath" in context.
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breath
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [fast, slow, quick, deep, rasping] breaths
- have [bad, minty, garlic, smelly, morning] breath
- hold on, I need to catch my breath (first)
- [control, slow, focus on] your breath
- lost my breath when I [saw, heard, went]
- caught my breath at the [sight, sheer beauty] of
- need (to get a, a quick) breath of fresh air
- it is a breath of fresh air to [hear, see, find out that]
- a breath of wind [came, filtered] into the room
- was [gasping, fighting] for (a) breath
- didn't even pause for breath
- was out of breath after [running, climbing, cycling]
- took his first breath
- take a (deep) breath
- (it) took my breath away
- were waiting with bated breath (for)
- could see my breath in the [cold]
- she [cursed, swore, muttered] under her breath
- [take, fail] a breath test
'breath' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air
- breathe
- candle
- caress
- catch
- chill
- curse
- deep
- dragon
- draw
- feel
- fresh
- garlic
- gasp
- growl
- heave
- intake
- mint
- minute
- morning
- pant
- puff
- puffy
- response
- settle
- shallow
- short
- smell
- stair
- steady
- steam
- stink
- take
- under
- wane
- waste
- wasted