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Meaning of "take my breath away"



 
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Meaning of "take my breath away" #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 28, 2006 14:12 pm   Meaning of "take my breath away"
 

I often hear in songs the words: take my breath away

What's the precise meanings of the above?

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It's a shame, I select the word, click bold but the word won't be bold. Instead of that the html command will be pasted into the text.
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Take my breath away #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 28, 2006 15:00 pm   Take my breath away
 

If something takes your breath away, you find it extremely beautiful or are completely astonished/surprised by it:

    - The richness of his voice and the intensity of his gaze took my breath away.

    - When he mentioned the price, it took my breath away.
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Take my breath away #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 28, 2006 17:22 pm   Take my breath away
 

Attila wrote:
I often hear in songs the words: take my breath away

What's the precise meanings of the above?

Thanks,

It's a shame, I select the word, click bold but the word won't be bold. Instead of that the html command will be pasted into the text.

Hi Atilla,
That's odd... When I quote your original text, the boldface type works.... :shock:

Maybe there was some sort of little hi-tech "short circuit" in your original window ...

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