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What does "draw breath" mean? Downton Abbey episode 1,the Dowager Countess said to Cora:"But I never cared for James.He was too like his mother and a nastier woman ever drew breath."What does "draw breath" mean here?
2016년 4월 25일 오후 2:42
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To 'draw breath' means to breathe, or, in other words, to be alive. Note that there is a mistake in your quote - it should be 'a nastier woman never drew breath.' This means that the Dowager thought that she was the nastiest woman who had ever lived.
2016년 4월 25일
I guess it might mean disgusted
2016년 4월 25일
I would suggest that the quote is.... and a nastier woman never drew breath. draw breath = inhale.
2016년 4월 25일
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