huff and puff
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In the ad, Berlant suggests that the woman on the mountain needn't huff and puff on that ragged path upwards — an act meant to symbolize eating a plant-based diet to save the planet.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2024
When arctic seals huff and puff, icy air and water molecules fly up their nares and into a labyrinth of nose bones called maxilloturbinates.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
But within a minute or two, some stop in huff and puff, before pushing themselves on in an unusual challenge high in India’s remote and mountainous desert region of Ladakh.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
Having seen Manchester United drop points at home to Everton, they won at Tottenham before watching Arsenal huff and puff but fail to blow West Ham down.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023
I grab her hand in truce as we huff and puff up a hill, turning around to look back at it all when we finally reach the top.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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