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单词 under one's breath
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under one's breath

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Softly, in an undertone or whisper, as in “I can't stand one more minute of that music,” she muttered under her breath. This idiom, first recorded in 1832, is probably a hyperbole, alluding to a sound that is softer than breathing.

Words nearby under one's breath

underneath, undernourish, undernourished, undernutrition, under one's belt, under one's breath, under one's feet, under one's hat, under one's nose, under one's own steam, under one's skin
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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