Thread: under-the-breath

hi!

Does anybody know what under-the-breath means??

The context is: "The under-the-breath remarks and coughing that continued during his speech showed how little supporth there was for his views." *

*from First Among Equals (by Jeffrey Archer).

this book is full of expressions! AAAHH!! Help!

ClaraB

Hii!!!
I do know what that means for sure!!!!!
It means in a whisper. Hope ot helps!!!
Sounds like an interesting book! I hope you enjoy it!

Hi Clara,
It can also meant "to mutter". Hope it helps!

maria laura and andreap, thank you!

the book is very interesting but its full of these expressions that i dont understand, then i would say its a challenging reading

thank you!!

Clarabe

hi Clarab!
It's good to know that you enjoying it and learning at the same time. It's great when that happens!
I'll be waiting for more of your questions!!!
See you around!

yes! its great to enjoy learning.

Thanks again

clarab