huff and puff
Example Sentences
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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
They won a third kickable penalty and went through 18 phases of huff and puff.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
The first is a searching, forlorn opener with rhythmic backing vocals that huff and puff shallowly, as though they can never quite catch their breath.
From New York Times • May 5, 2022
“Ain't goin' to huff and puff and blow yer house down, yer know. Lady of the house at home, by any chance?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
