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🔹 _____ your breath
🔹 to keep something _____ wraps
🔹 _____ oath
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Answer: UNDER
under your breath – if you say something under your breath, you say it quietly, almost inaudibly. A common use is when you are irritated about something and you want to express your annoyance out loud but you don’t want to be confrontational. The phrase is often used with the verb ‘mutter’. Another reason that you might say something under your breath is for some people to hear but not others.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take the rubbish out… again,” Kevin muttered under his breath as he put his coat on.
“Quick, hide this,” Nicky said under her breath, handing me Pete’s present as he walked into the room.
to keep something under wraps – to keep something secret
Elliot has a great business idea but he wants to keep it under wraps for the moment.
Lily and Scott have been keeping their relationship under wraps for now as they work together, and it might make things difficult if people know.
under oath: this refers to the fact that you have made a legal promise to tell the truth in court
Victoria swore under oath that she saw the defendant leave the building at midnight on the night of the murder.
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