Hardly Have Time To Breathe Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Hardly Have Time To Breathe Idiom mean?

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hardly have time to breathe What does hardly have time to breathe mean?	be very busy	I hardly had time to breathe while I was preparing for the summer barbecue.
hardly have time to breathe What does hardly have time to breathe mean?	to be very busy	I hardly had time to breathe while I was preparing for the barbecue.
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in the prime of life What does "in the prime of life" mean?	in the best and most productive and healthy period of life	The young man was in a terrible car accident and died in the prime of life.

Seven sheets to the wind What does "Seven sheets to the wind" mean?	If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.
MMPORPG What does "MMPORPG" mean?	massively multiplayer online role playing game (e.g.: World of Warcraft)
forbidden fruit What does "forbidden fruit" mean?	something that one finds attractive partly because it is illegal/immoral/prohibited	Entering the old building was forbidden fruit for the young boys.
chicken out of (doing something) What does "chicken out of (doing something)" mean?	to stop doing something because of fear	My friend was planning to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.
add fuel to the fire What does "add fuel to the fire" mean?	to make a problem worse, to make an angry person angrier	The company added fuel to the fire when they criticized the angry workers.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it What does "Put that in your pipe and smoke it" mean?	This is used as an unsympathetic way of telling someone to accept what you have just said.

take root What does "take root" mean?	to begin to take hold or have effect	The ideas of honesty and good manners are beginning to take root in the school children.
off one`s back What does "off one`s back" mean?	to not bother someone, to remove someone or something as an annoyance	I wish my boss would get off my back and stop bothering me.
get one`s rear in gear What does "get one`s rear in gear" mean?	to hurry up, to get going	"Let`s get our rear in gear before it is too late to go to a movie."
bread and water What does "bread and water" mean?	the most basic meal that is possible (just as you would get in prison)	The prisoners were fed bread and water for several days last winter.
talk (someone's) head off What does "talk (someone's) head off" mean?	to speak too much	The woman beside me in the bus talked my head off during our journey.
better off What does "better off" mean?	to be in a better situation than before	He would be better off if he sold his old car and bought a new one.

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Hardly Have Time To Breathe Idiom