take one's breath away

Astonish or shock one, with pleasure, surprise, or some other emotion. For example, That beautiful display just takes my breath away. This idiom alludes to the way one holds one's breath when overcome with sudden emotion. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nohemi	-	Spanish
Yuriy	YOO-ree (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Maureen	maw-REEN, MAWR-een	Irish, English
Euthalia	-	Ancient Greek
Townsend	['taunzənd]
Delia (1)	DEEL-ee-ə (English), DEEL-yə (English), DEL-yah (Italian, Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Greek Mythology