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
Javaid	-	Urdu
Hourig	-	Armenian
Zoey	ZO-ee	English (Modern)
Mikhailu	-	Old Church Slavic
Kaitlyn	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic