split the breeze

The idiom "split the breeze" originates from the United States and is used to describe rapid movement or sound piercing the air.

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Definition

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(informal, US)To move very quickly, often with a sense of urgency.

Example

He split the breeze on his motorcycle, leaving everyone behind.

B2General

(informal, US)For a sound to carry or pierce the air.

Example

Her voice split the breeze, reaching everyone in the audience.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "split the breeze":

split the blanket blow through breeze past broken wind split end split up down the wind follow the wind in the wind split the difference grab some air go with the wind split pot like the wind sea breeze