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Idiom

split the breeze

Meaning

To take up space, causing any breeze to move on either side.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Move over so you do not split the breeze.”

“You are blocking the open window and splitting the breeze, so please step aside.”

“The tall man stood directly in the doorway, splitting the breeze and preventing the cool air from reaching the rest of the room.”

Examples

simple

“Move over so you do not split the breeze.”

contextual

“You are blocking the open window and splitting the breeze, so please step aside.”

complex

“The tall man stood directly in the doorway, splitting the breeze and preventing the cool air from reaching the rest of the room.”

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