the breath of life to

Meaning

1. the breath of life to / for sb

   an essential part of a person's existence

In the movies · 4

• a new breath of life.What's Eating Gilbert Grape1993
• Are you ready to fight for this country with your last breath of life?This Is England2007
• There goes the meanest man that ever took a breath of life.To Kill a Mockingbird1962
• Say, Bill, I need a drink worse than a breath of life itself.Little Big Man1970

From the same entry

• a breath of air
• a breath of fresh air
• get your breath
• hold your breath
• in the same breath
• his last breath
• out of breath
• say sth, speak, under your breath
• take breath away
• with bated breath
• catch your breath
• draw breath