asthma

(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door

to gasp for breath; asthma

faint breathing

remaining breath; last gasp

breathless

lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom); fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing); flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed