eats, breathes, and sleeps
Lives and breathes
To eat, breathe, and sleep something is to be completely consumed by it, to devote oneself to it obsessively: He eats, breathes, and sleeps basketball.
The phrase suggests someone so dedicated that even basic human functions revolve around a single pursuit.
Sometimes shortened to lives and breathes.
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- zealIntense driving devotion
- heart and soulWith complete dedication
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
one track mind · identity · obsession · true believer · fervor · immersion · all-consuming · fixation · mania · laser focus · habit · routine · vocation · whole life · single-minded · commitment · enthusiasm · nourishment
breathe, breathes, breath, breaths, breathed, breathing, breather, breathless, breathlessly