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    in the same breath

    US /ɪn ðə ˈseɪm brɛθ/

    ・

    UK /in ðə ˈseim breθ/

    B2
    idm.Saying two things at once that seem to contradict each other.
    He praised her and criticized her in the same breath.

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • Tutt, don't I know?" she added in the same breath, laughing as he laughed.

      Tutt, don't I know?" she added in the same breath, laughing as he laughed.

    • she added in the same breath,  laughing as he laughed. “Mr. Scrooge.”

      she added in the same breath,  laughing as he laughed. “Mr. Scrooge.”

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • "Bell," said the husband, turning to his wife with a smile, "I saw an old friend of yours this afternoon." "Who was it?" "Guess." "How can I?" "Tut don't I know," she added in the same breath, laughing as he laughed.

      "Bell," said the husband, turning to his wife with a smile, "I saw an old friend of yours this afternoon." "Who was it?" "Guess." "How can I?" "Tut don't I know," she added in the same breath, laughing as he laughed.

    • "How can I? Tut, don't I know?" she added in the same breath, laughing

      "How can I? Tut, don't I know?" she added in the same breath, laughing

    B2

    Trump’s pressure ‘starting to get to’ Putin, Kurt Volker says

    03:10Trump’s pressure ‘starting to get to’ Putin, Kurt Volker says
    • At the moment, however, it's not very sincere, because in the same breath that he says he's willing to talk, he says that President Zelensky of Ukraine is not willing to talk.

      At the moment, however, it's not very sincere, because in the same breath that he says he's willing to talk, he says that President Zelensky of Ukraine is not willing to talk.

    • And so he's trying to position himself now to tell President Trump, "Oh, I'm willing to negotiate." At the moment, however, it's not very sincere, because in the same breath that he says he's willing to talk, he says that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is not willing to talk,

      And so he's trying to position himself now to tell President Trump, "Oh, I'm willing to negotiate." At the moment, however, it's not very sincere, because in the same breath that he says he's willing to talk, he says that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is not willing to talk,

    B1

    Money: Humanity's Biggest Illusion

    17:53Money: Humanity's Biggest Illusion
    • Maybe that's why we don't often think of it in the same breath as some of the other great inventions.

      Maybe that's why we don't often think of it in the same breath as some of the other great inventions.

    • Maybe that's why we don't often think of it in the same breath as some of the other great inventions.

      Maybe that's why we don't often think of it in the same breath as some of the other great inventions.

    B1

    The Scary Truth About Isaac Del Toro That Everyone Forgot (Next Tadej Pogacar?)

    09:26The Scary Truth About Isaac Del Toro That Everyone Forgot (Next Tadej Pogacar?)
    • Six years later, another name emerged in the beginning to echo in the same breath, and

      Six years later, another name emerged in the beginning to echo in the same breath, and

    • Six years later, another name emerged in the beginning to echo in the same breath,

      Six years later, another name emerged in the beginning to echo in the same breath,

    B1

    US allies reject Trump's call for help in Strait of Hormuz

    09:55US allies reject Trump's call for help in Strait of Hormuz
    • also in the same breath, saying the United States doesn't need NATO.

      also in the same breath, saying the United States doesn't need NATO.

    • also in the same breath saying the United States doesn't need NATO.

      also in the same breath saying the United States doesn't need NATO.

    B1

    Choice: The Peace Education Program at Zonderwater Prison

    27:08Choice: The Peace Education Program at Zonderwater Prison
    • And in the same breath, what I also like to say is that we and the officials, we are in this together.

      And in the same breath, what I also like to say is that we and the officials, we are in this together.

    • And in the same breath, what I also like to say is that,

      And in the same breath, what I also like to say is that,

    A2

    Introduction to Native American History: Ep 1 of Crash Course Native American History

    12:48Introduction to Native American History: Ep 1 of Crash Course Native American History
    • Often, you'll catch me talking about last year and hundreds of years ago in the same breath.

      Often, you'll catch me talking about last year and hundreds of years ago in the same breath.

    • Often, you'll catch me talking about last year and hundreds of years ago in the same breath, because the past and the present are connected, way closer than you might think, all wound together like braids or DNA or Twizzlers.

      Often, you'll catch me talking about last year and hundreds of years ago in the same breath, because the past and the present are connected, way closer than you might think, all wound together like braids or DNA or Twizzlers.

    B1

    Iran war: Israel says ceasefire is 'not end of campaign' | DW News

    21:33Iran war: Israel says ceasefire is 'not end of campaign' | DW News
    • So in the same breath, while we are dealing with the crimes against humanity that the Islamic Republic of Iran committed against its own citizens, we also need to be applying those standards across the globe, regardless of who the perpetrators are.

      So in the same breath, while we are dealing with the crimes against humanity that the Islamic Republic of Iran committed against its own citizens, we also need to be applying those standards across the globe, regardless of who the perpetrators are.

    • So in the same breath, while we are dealing with the crimes against humanity that the Islamic Republic of Iran committed against its own citizens, we also need to be applying those standards across the globe, regardless of who the perpetrators are.

      So in the same breath, while we are dealing with the crimes against humanity that the Islamic Republic of Iran committed against its own citizens, we also need to be applying those standards across the globe, regardless of who the perpetrators are.

    B1

    Part 1 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 1-6)

    22:22Part 1 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 1-6)
    • "And now, squire," said the doctor, "and now, Livesy," said the squire in the same breath.

      "And now, squire," said the doctor, "and now, Livesy," said the squire in the same breath.

    B1