under your breath
US /ˈʌndɚ jʊɚ brɛθ/
・UK /ˈʌndə jɔ: breθ/
B1
idm.Said quietly or in a low voice, often so others can’t hear.
She muttered something under her breath during the meeting.
Video subtitles
How you say words matters!
- but just try and make it a nice "Yes." "Yes, stupid person." You don't have to say "stupid person" under your breath,
but just try and make it a nice "Yes." "Yes, stupid person." You don't have to say "stupid person" under your breath,
- You don't have to say stupid person under your breath, but if someone asks you a question, oh, yes, it makes the person happy that you're doing it like that.
You don't have to say stupid person under your breath, but if someone asks you a question, oh, yes, it makes the person happy that you're doing it like that.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast Episode 3
- But you say it under your breath.
But you say it under your breath.
- But you say it under your breath.
But you say it under your breath.
Quiz: How Emotional Trigger Proof Are You? (Self Test)
- Mutter something under your breath, but slowly let it pass.
Mutter something under your breath, but slowly let it pass.
- You feel your body tense up, mutter something under your breath, but slowly let it pass.
You feel your body tense up, mutter something under your breath, but slowly let it pass.
Dr. Gabor Mate with Shelly Prosko: W.O.W. Chats: Words Of Wisdom
- And sure enough, you said something under your breath.
And sure enough, you said something under your breath.
- And sure enough, you said something under your breath.
And sure enough, you said something under your breath.
872. The Birthday Party (Learn English with a Short Story)
- So to say something under your breath means to say something in a very quiet voice, in a whisper, so that other people can't hear, like you say something under your breath if you're trying to whisper so other people can't hear you, right?
So to say something under your breath means to say something in a very quiet voice, in a whisper, so that other people can't hear, like you say something under your breath if you're trying to whisper so other people can't hear you, right?
- So to whisper, to say something under your breath, some punishing thing, punishing.
So to whisper, to say something under your breath, some punishing thing, punishing.
A Letter to the Person Who Wants to End It
- You have no idea that the song you hummed under your breath was the exact song a person on the bus needed to hear to remember their mother.
You have no idea that the song you hummed under your breath was the exact song a person on the bus needed to hear to remember their mother.
Learn English with Netflix's YOU
- To murmur something is to say it very softly and quietly, almost as if you're speaking under your breath.
To murmur something is to say it very softly and quietly, almost as if you're speaking under your breath.