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draw a sober breath

draw a sober breath verb: to refrain from drinking alcohol.

Verb

draw a sober breath (third-person singular simple present draws a sober breath, present participle drawing a sober breath, simple past drew a sober breath, past participle drawn a sober breath)

  1. To refrain from drinking alcohol.
    • He has hardly drawn a sober breath since leaving the army.

Forms of draw a sober breath

third-person singular presentdraws a sober breath
present participledrawing a sober breath
pastdrew a sober breath
past participledrawn a sober breath

Questions about draw a sober breath

What does draw a sober breath mean?
Draw a sober breath means to refrain from drinking alcohol.
What part of speech is draw a sober breath?
Draw a sober breath is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw a sober breath?
The past tense of draw a sober breath is drew a sober breath.

Words near draw a sober breath in the dictionary

  1. draw a blank
  2. draw a line
  3. draw a line in the sand
  4. draw a line under
  5. draw a long bow
  6. draw a sober breath
  7. draw a sponge across the slate
  8. draw a sponge over the slate
  9. draw a straight furrow
  10. draw a veil over
  11. draw a wet sponge across the slate

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