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Meaning of in the same breath



 
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Expression : ' She does nothing other than read her books.' | Idiom: "This takes the biscuit"
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Meaning of in the same breath #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 16:36 pm   Meaning of in the same breath
 

Dear Sir

Please explain what does it mean for in the same breath?

Intellectual Property ?

Thanks a lot,

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Meaning of in the same breath #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 16:49 pm   Meaning of in the same breath
 

Hi, I have checked the expression in the dictionary it means:
If you say 2 things in the same breath,you say 2 things that are so different that if one is true, the other must be fulse.
for example: You say you are bored and frustrated but in the same breath say you're resigned to staying in the same job.
by the way it means denying and contradicting.

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