- save breath
- save (your) breath
to not say anything.
She figured that they might as well save their breath — her mind was made up.
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save breath
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save your breath — spoken phrase used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There’s no way I’m coming with you. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: save * * * save your… … Useful 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
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save — Ⅰ. save [1] ► VERB 1) keep safe or rescue from harm or danger. 2) prevent from dying. 3) (in Christian use) preserve (a soul) from damnation. 4) store up for future use. 5) Computing keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location. 6) … English terms dictionary
save one's breath — To refrain from pointless talk • • • Main Entry: ↑breath * * * I stop wasting time in futile talk save your breath; I know all about it II [often in imperative] not bother to say something because it is pointless … Useful english dictionary
breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
save your breath — save (your) breath to not say anything. She figured that they might as well save their breath her mind was made up … New idioms dictionary
