live and breathe

Meaning

1. Editorial80% of films

   An exclamation of surprise at unexpectedly seeing someone, often after a long time.

   As I live and breathe.

   As I live and breathe. Will you excuse us for a second?

2. Oxford20% of films

   to be very enthusiastic about sth

   - Do you live and breathe Facebook? - Yes.

In the movies · 5

• As I live and breathe. Will you excuse us for a second?There's Something About Mary1998
• Bruce Wayne, as l live and breathe.The Dark Knight Rises2012
• - Do you live and breathe Facebook? - Yes.The Social Network2010
• As I live and breathe.The Witches2020
• As I live and breathe.Top Gun: Maverick2022
• As I live and breathe.The Holdovers2023
• As I live and breathe.Mary Poppins Returns2018
• You need to live and breathe this stuff. The dragon manual.How to Train Your Dragon2010

Learn it in full scenes

• There's Something About Mary1998
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Meets Mary's Family
• The Social Network2010
  • Erica Dumps Mark at the Bar
  • Mark Builds Facemash
  • Mark Crashes Harvard's Network

From the same entry

• live and let live
• live by your wits
• live hand to mouth
• live in the past
• live in sin
• live it up
• live a lie
• live off the fat of the land
• live off the land
• live to fight another day
• you haven't lived
• you live and learn