in the same breath
1in the same breath — {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; without waiting. * /John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize winning horses./ * /Jane said Bill was selfish, but in the same breath she said she was sorry to see him leave./… …
2in the same breath — {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; without waiting. * /John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize winning horses./ * /Jane said Bill was selfish, but in the same breath she said she was sorry to see him leave./… …
3in the same breath — adverb simultaneously she praised and criticized him in the same breath * * * in the same (or next) breath at the same time he congratulated Simon on his victory but in the same breath dismissed it * * * in the same ˈbreath idiom immediately… …
4in the same breath — 1. if you say two things in the same breath, you say two things that are so different that if one is true the other must be false. She said she didn t love him any more but in the same breath said how wonderful he was. 2. if you talk about two… …
5in\ the\ same\ breath — adv. phr. 1. At the same time; without waiting. John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize winning horses. Jane said Bill was selfish, but in the same breath she said she was sorry to see him leave. 2. In the… …
6in the same breath — 1) used for saying that someone has said two things that cannot both be true She says the treatment is safe, and then in the same breath says that patients should be warned about possible side effects. 2) if you talk about two people or things in …
7in the same breath — in one breath, at the same time …
8was mentioned in the same breath with — was talked about together with, was made an integral part of, carried the same weight as …
9in the same breath — phrasal see in one breath …
10not to mention in the same breath — not to compare the two, not to hold both to be equal …
