take someone's breath away en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To make a person feel emotionally moved in a pleasant way.
A faded photograph / I mailed to you / With feelings I don't want to face / And a love song of surrender in blue / I remember when you took my breath away.
1978, Bionic Boogie, “Hot Butterfly”, in Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie – Hot Butterfly (performed by Luther Vandross):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken someone's breath away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took someone's breath away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes someone's breath away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking someone's breath away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (8)
fi salvata henki (Translations) · pl zapierać dech (Translations) · pt tirar o fôlego (Translations) · de jemandem den Atem verschlagen (Translations) · it togliere il fiato (Translations) · ru захва́тывать дух (Translations) · pl zapierać dech w piersiach (Translations) · fr couper le souffle (Translations)