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huff and puff

1. to breathe noisily, usually because you have been doing physical exercise. They're so unfit they start huffing and puffing if they have to run further than twenty yards.

2. to complain noisily about something but not be able to do anything about it. They huffed and puffed about the price, but eventually they paid up.

in a huff (informal)

feeling angry with someone because they have done or said something to upset you. She's in a huff because I forgot to call her last night. He walked off in a huff because I hadn't saved him a space at the table.

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huff and puff

1. to breathe in a noisy manner. He was on the top of the hill long before I came up huffing and puffing behind him.

2. to complain. The owners will huff and puff about their financial problems and then not do anything to solve them.