DRAW A SOBER BREATH

Meaning of DRAW A SOBER BREATH in English

be sober, not be drunk

They say he hasn't drawn a sober breath since his son was killed.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DRAW A SOBER BREATH — be sober, not be drunk They say he hasn't drawn a sober breath since his son was killed.
English Idioms vocab
SOBER — I. ˈsōbə(r) adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sobre, from Middle French, from Latin sobrius sober; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREATH — ˈbreth noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOBER — (v. i.) To become sober; -- often with down.
Английский словарь Webster
SOBER — (superl.) Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
Английский словарь Webster
SOBER — ( superl. ) Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOBER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — — drawable , adj. /draw/ , v. , drew, drawn, drawing , n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREATH — /breth/ , n. 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 2. respiration, esp. as necessary to life. 3. life; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOBER — I. ˈsō-bər adjective ( so·ber·er -bər-ər ; so·ber·est -b(ə-)rəst) Etymology: Middle English sobre, from Anglo-French, from Latin sobrius; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; drawn ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän ; draw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREATH — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOBER — vt to make sober. 2. sober ·vi to become sober; often with down. 3. sober ·superl temperate in the …
Webster English vocab
DRAW
Webster English vocab
BREATH — noun time to breathe; respite; pause. 2. breath ·noun fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. 3. breath ·noun the power of respiration, …
Webster English vocab
SOBER — [so.ber] adj so.ber.er ; so.ber.est [ME sobre, fr. MF, fr. L sobrius; akin to L ebrius drunk] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREATH — [breath] n [ME breth, fr. OE braeth; akin to OHG bradam breath, and perh. to OE beorma yeast--more at barm] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOBER — sober BrE AmE ˈsəʊb ə AmE ˈsoʊb ə r ▷ sobered ˈsəʊb əd AmE ˈsoʊb - ə rd ▷ soberer …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOBER — / ˈsəʊbə(r); NAmE ˈsoʊ-/ adjective , verb ■ adjective 1. [ not usually before noun ] not drunk (= not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — / drɔː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drew / druː; NAmE / drawn / drɔːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — / breθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the air that you take into your lungs and send out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOBER — I. so ‧ ber 1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAW — I. draw 1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOBER — adj. & n. --adj. (soberer, soberest) 1 not affected by alcohol. 2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOBER — adj. & n. adj. (soberer, soberest) 1 not affected by alcohol. 2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAW — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREATH — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOBER — adj. & n. --adj. (soberer, soberest) 1. not affected by alcohol. 2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1. tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Oxford English vocab
BREATH — n.1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of …
Oxford English vocab
SOBER — ( sobers, sobering, sobered) 1. When you are sober , you are not drunk. When Dad was sober he was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — ( draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREATH — ( breaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your breath is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOBER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grim/sobering/chilling reminder (= making you feel serious and worried or frightened ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BREATH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breath of air ▪ I went outside for a breath of air. a breath …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOBER — (SERIOUS) [adjective] - serious and calmIn fact the whole wedding was a sober affair - no dancing, just people standing …
Cambridge English vocab
BREATH — [noun] - the air that you take into and let out of your lungsAfter running I didn't have any breath …
Cambridge English vocab
SOBER — Synonyms and related words : Quaker-colored, Spartan, abstaining, abstentious, abstinent, acier, aristocratic, ascetic, ashen, ashy, august, austere, awe-inspiring, balanced, bald, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — Synonyms and related words : Aqua-Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Slang English vocab
SOBER
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOBER
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW — INDEX: 1. to draw a picture, pattern, line etc 2. something that you draw RELATED WORDS see also ↑ PAINT …
Longman Activator English vocab
BREATH — See ↑ BREATHE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wasting your breath • ↑ breathless/out of breath • ↑ get your …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOBER — adj. 25B6; adjective the driver was clearly sober : NOT DRUNK, clear-headed; teetotal, abstinent, abstemious, dry; informal on the wagon. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAW — n. 25B6; verb he drew the house : SKETCH, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BREATH — n. 25B6; noun I took a deep breath : INHALATION, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration. I had …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOBER — adj. 1 teetotal, temperate, US dry, Colloq on the (water-) wagon Because he was driving, he stayed sober at the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DRAW — v. 1 pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug The gypsy caravan was drawn by two horses 2 pull or take …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — n. 1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir There wasn't a breath of air in the tent 2 hint, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREATH — See: CATCH ONE'S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE'S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, …
Словарь английских идиом
SOBER — 1. прил. 1) непьющий, трезвый Syn : abstinent 2) умеренный, воздержанный (в употреблении спиртных напитков) Syn : moderate 2., temperate …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRAW — 1. сущ. 1) тяга, волочение; вытягивание (по значению глагола draw) 2) а) жеребьевка; лотерея to hold a draw ≈ проводить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREATH — сущ. 1) дыхание; вздох below/under one's breath ≈ тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath ≈ затаить дыхание to catch, hold …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOBER — sober.ogg 1. ʹsəʋbə a 1. трезвый to sleep oneself sober - проспаться (после пьянки) 2. воздержанный, умеренный ( в употреблении …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAW — draw.ogg _I 1. drɔ: n 1. 1> тяга draw pull - тех. сила тяги на крюке, тяговое усилие draw test …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREATH — breath.ogg breθ n 1. 1> дыхание second breath - а) спорт. второе дыхание; б) новый прилив энергии alternate breath - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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