breathe back to life

English

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Verb

breathe back to life (third-person singular simple present breathes back to life, present participle breathing back to life, simple past and past participle breathed back to life)

1. (transitive) Save a person physically or emotionally.
   • 2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes:

     Your words cut deeper than a knife. Now I need someone to breathe me back to life.