| 单词 | save one's breath |
| 释义 | save one's breathSEE SYNONYMS FOR save one's breath ON THESAURUS.COM Refrain from arguing about a lost cause, as in You can save your breath; I'm not going to change my mind. This term was also put as save your breath to cool your porridge (or broth), that is, by not blowing on the too hot liquid. The idea of not expending one's breath to say something another person doesn't want to hear dates from the early 1700s. Words nearby save one's breathsaved by the bell, save face, save for a rainy day, saveloy, save one's bacon, save one's breath, Savery, save the day, save up, Savigny, savin 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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