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  • 1(the) breath of life to somebody — the breath of ˈlife to/for sb idiom (literary) an essential part of a person s existence • Playing the violin has been the breath of life to her for over 20 years. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …

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  • 2(the) breath of life for somebody — the breath of ˈlife to/for sb idiom (literary) an essential part of a person s existence • Playing the violin has been the breath of life to her for over 20 years. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …

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  • 3The Breath of Life (play) — The Breath of Life is a play by dramatist David Hare. It tells the story of a woman who is confronted by the wife of her lover. Over the course of one day and one night, the two women reflect on their lives and the relationship with the central,… …

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  • 4The Breath of Suspension — Infobox Book name = The Breath of Suspension title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration by Jeffrey K. Potter for The Breath of Suspension author = Alexander Jablokov illustrator = Jeffrey K. Potter cover artist = Jeffrey K …

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  • 5The Breath of Life — Infobox musical artist Name = The Breath of Life Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Genre = Darkwave, Goth Years active = 1985 ndash;present Label = Associated acts = URL = Current members = Isabelle… …

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  • 6the breath of life — a thing that someone needs or depends on politics has been the breath of life to her for 50 years …

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  • 7Under the breath — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …

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  • 8Mobile phone games of the Breath of Fire series — Breath of Fire mobile games Developer(s) Capcom Publisher(s) Capcom Series Breath of Fire Platform(s) …

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  • 9To yield the breath — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

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  • 10To yield the breath up — Yield Yield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden, [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost …

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