in the same breath

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

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Example

“She praised the proposal and questioned its cost in the same breath.”

Dictionary details

Component words

breath

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

with bated breath Neutral · CEFR B2

while waiting with intense eagerness or anxiety for something to happen

by the same token Formal · CEFR C1

for the same or a closely related reason

writ large Formal · CEFR C1

displayed unmistakably in a broader or more general form

bad news Informal · CEFR A2

an unpleasant piece of information; (informal) a person or thing likely to cause trouble

so far so good Informal · CEFR A2

used to say that things have gone well up to now

break the ice Neutral · CEFR B1

To do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking comfortably in an unfamiliar social situation.

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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