Out of breath meaning in English

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Definition

to be out of breath: to be exhausted, to have trouble breathing, to need to breathe quickly and deeply idiom
breath: the air coming in or out of one's mouth noun

Examples

  • "Each time I strike my triangle I am out of breath."
  • "You sound a bit out of breath."
Exercise 1
True or false? When Horatio plays his instrument he becomes tired.
True or false? When Horatio plays his instrument he becomes tired.
This is a true statement. Horatio says, "(my triangle) is heavy. Each time I strike my triangle I am out of breath. To be "out of breath" is to be exhausted or have difficulty breathing. 'To strike" a triangle is to hit a triangle (with a metal stick) and make it produce a sound.
This is not a false statement.

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