eat, breathe, and sleep: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General (English)informalcolloquial
    • To be intensely devoted to or preoccupied with a person, activity, or interest; to think about or engage in it almost constantly.
    • To have an obsessive enthusiasm or passion for something, such that it occupies most of one's time or attention.

    Examples

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    • Tom eats, breathes, and sleeps basketball—he's always practicing and thinking about the game.

      Tom come, respira y duerme baloncesto: siempre está practicando y pensando en el juego.

    • She used to eat, breathe, and sleep coding when she was preparing for the hackathon last year.

      Ella solía comer, respirar y dormir programación cuando se estaba preparando para la hackathon el año pasado.

    • If you want to succeed in this industry, you have to eat, breathe, and sleep innovation every single day.

      Si quieres tener éxito en esta industria, tienes que comer, respirar y dormir innovación todos los días.

  • 2.

    General (English)informal
    • To pursue an activity as one's principal occupation or primary focus, investing continuous effort and attention.

    Examples

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    • After quitting his job, Mark started to eat, breathe, and sleep freelance photography as his main career focus.

      Después de dejar su trabajo, Mark comenzó a comer, respirar y dormir fotografía freelance como su principal enfoque profesional.

    • The startup founder ate, breathed, and slept product development during the crucial first months of the company.

      El fundador de la startup comió, respiró y durmió el desarrollo de productos durante los primeros meses cruciales de la empresa.

    • If you truly eat, breathe, and sleep your craft, it shows in the quality of your work and dedication.

      Si realmente comes, respiras y duermes tu oficio, se nota en la calidad de tu trabajo y dedicación.

Examples:

  • EN: Right, I eat, breathe, and sleep em'.
    ES: A y E. Comer, respirar y dormir con ellos.
  • EN: I eat, breathe, and sleep well.
    ES: Como, respiro y duermo bien.
    ID: Aku bisa makan, bernapas, dan tidur dengan baik.
  • EN: I live, eat, breathe, and sleep gaming, so I think I could come up with some stuff.
    HI: यहां मैं खाता हूँ, सोता हूँ, हगता हूँ, सोचता हूँ
  • EN: You want a hope of passing this class, you better eat, breathe, and sleep Scaring.
    ID: Jika ingin lulus kelas ini, Sebaiknya makan..., Tarik nafas, dan tidur sambil Menakuti.

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