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Definition in the same breath in British English

in the same breath phrase

phrase
1

used for saying that someone has said two things that cannot both be true

Example

She says the treatment is safe, and then in the same breath says that patients should be warned about possible side-effects.

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2

if you talk about two people or things in the same breath, you mention them together because they are similar

Example

I don't think you can mention his poetry in the same breath as that of Heaney or Hughes.

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Definition in the same breath in British English