Save One`s Breath Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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save one`s breath What does save one`s breath mean?	to remain silent because talking will do no good	You may as well save your breath and not talk to her as she will not believe you anyway.
save one`s breath What does save one`s breath mean?	keep silent because talking will not do any good	"You can save your breath and not bother talking to him. He never listens to anyone."
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pay attention to (someone or something) What does "pay attention to (someone or something)" mean?	to look at something with full attention, to listen to someone with full attention	The man never pays attention to what his supervisor tells him.

last but not least What does "last but not least" mean?	in the last place but not the least important	Last but not least the boy came up to the front of the class to receive his report card.
evil eye What does "evil eye" mean?	the power to harm people just by looking at them (as some people believe)	The man seemed to give me the evil eye when I met him at the ceremony.
hot tot What does "hot tot" mean?	preadolescent girl who dresses and behaves in a shallow, sexual manner
in effect What does "in effect" mean?	for practical purposes, basically	The man's silence was in effect a way of disagreeing with the other people in the meeting.
crack What does "crack" mean?	the line between each side of the buttocks
lose touch with (someone) What does "lose touch with (someone)" mean?	fail to keep in contact or communication with someone	I lost touch with the people who I worked with at my summer job.

on the double What does "on the double" mean?	very fast	My father asked me to bring him the newspaper on the double.
AOB What does "AOB" mean?	Any Other Business - used in meetings etc.	Any Other Business - used in meetings etc.The organizer of the meeting wrote AOB at the bottom of the meeting information sheet.
ciao What does "ciao" mean?	idiom. good-bye (from Italian).	I'm off now, ciao.

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Save One`s Breath Idiom