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Idiom "Have someone to sound off to" | I had to have me the walkin' blues

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#1 (permalink) Wed Nov 21, 2007 18:05 pm Expression: "I knew that her last breath would ..."

Hi

Do you find the following sentence correct and natural???

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I knew that her last breath could snuff out of her any moment.

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#2 (permalink) Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:40 am Expression: "I knew that her last breath would ..."

No, sorry. We are 'snuffed out' (die) when out last breath leaves us. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

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