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1Take My Breath Away (Emma Bunton song) — Infobox Single Name = Take My Breath Away Artist = Emma Bunton Album = A Girl Like Me B side = Close Encounter , Invincible Released = 27 August 2001 Format = CD single, DVD single Recorded = Rokstone Studios (London) Genre = Pop Length = 3:34… …
2take your breath away — take (your) breath away if something takes your breath away, you feel surprise and admiration because it is very beautiful, good, or exciting. The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away …
3take breath away — take (your) breath away if something takes your breath away, you feel surprise and admiration because it is very beautiful, good, or exciting. The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away …
4take one's breath away — {v. phr.} To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. * /The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away./ * /His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away./ Compare: CATCH ONE …
5take one's breath away — {v. phr.} To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. * /The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away./ * /His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away./ Compare: CATCH ONE …
6take\ one's\ breath\ away — v. phr. To surprise greatly; impress very much; leave speechless with surprise or wonder or delight; astonish. The sunset is so beautiful it takes our breath away. His refusal was so unexpected it took my breath away. Compare: catch one s… …
7take somebody's breath away — take sb s ˈbreath away idiom to be very surprising or beautiful • My first view of the island from the air took my breath away. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …
8take someone's breath away — his solo on the sax took our breath away Syn: astonish, astound, amaze, stun, startle, stagger, shock, take aback, dumbfound, jolt, shake up; awe, overawe, thrill, flabbergast, blow away, bowl over, stop someone in their tracks, leave …
9breath — 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) …
10breath — [ 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:… …
