breathe back to life

verb

Save a person physically or emotionally.

Meanings

verbbreathe back to life (third-person singular simple present breathes back to life, present participle breathing back to life, simple past and past participle breathed back to life)

present singular third person breathes back to life · participle present breathing back to life · participle past breathed back to life · past breathed back to life

  1. transitiveSave a person physically or emotionally.

    Your words cut deeper than a knife. Now I need someone to breathe me back to life.

    2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes
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APA

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Chicago

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