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• all in one breath
  на одном дыхании

  Pat was in a hurry and she told me all in one breath what had happened to their family.
• breath of fresh air
  глоток свежего воздуха, новый подход

  "I appreciate your innovative approach to work; it's like a breath of fresh air."
• catch one's breath
  перевести дух, передохнуть

  Jimmy stopped to catch his breath; he had been running fast.
• Don't hold your breath.
  Не жди напрасно.

  "Don't hold your breath," Wanda said when Steve had proposed marriage.
• hold one's breath
  затаить дыхание

  The little girl held her breath when she saw a beautiful doll in the shop window.
• in the same breath
  почти одновременно, не переводя дыхания

  Ronald said he was busy, but in the same breath he offered to drive us to the country.
• out of breath
  прерывисто дышать, запыхаться

  Jim stopped near the entrance; he was out of breath because he had been running.
• save one's breath
  помалкивать; не соваться со своим мнением, советами

  I had a lot of questions to ask her, but looking how upset she was, I thought I'd better save my breath.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• take (someone's) breath away
  поразить, ошеломить кого-либо

  The unexpected news of my uncle's generosity has taken my breath away.
• time to catch one's breath
  достаточно времени, чтобы передохнуть

  Mrs. Normandy had no time to catch her breath because her grandchildren were staying with her.
• wait with bated breath
  ждать с нетерпением; ждать, затаив дыхание

  Jack waited with bated breath for the results of his medical tests.
• waste one's breath
  напрасно тратить слова, говорить попусту

  I felt I was wasting my breath, trying to convince Wanda not to quit her job.
• with every (other) breath
  (постоянно) говорить, повторять что-либо

  My mother always tells me with every other breath not to come home late.