... spare one's breath to cool one's porridge 保持缄默, 不要白费口舌 knock the breath out of使吓一跳 lose one's breath 喘不过气来 ...
双语例句
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He was too surprised to resist and when he recovered his wits enough to make like he was going to knock me down, he caught sight of what was going on outside the window and the breath went out of him.