take your breath away
/ˌteɪk jə ˈbreθ əˌweɪ/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
to amaze you with beauty or surprise
Examples
- 1The view from the top of the hill took my breath away.
- 2Her singing at the wedding took everyone's breath away.
- 3The first photograph in the exhibition takes your breath away.
- 4That final scene took our breath away, and nobody moved for a moment.
- 5Walking into the old library will take your breath away.
Grammar
The possessive names the person affected, and only the verb changes (takes, took, taking). away stays at the end.
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