take a breath
The idiom 'take a breath' is commonly used to describe both the literal act of breathing and metaphorical pauses for relaxation or composure.
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Definition
A2General
(literal)To inhale and exhale air.
Example
- She took a breath before diving into the pool.
B1Everyday Conversation
(figurative, informal)To pause and rest, often to calm down or regain composure.
Example
- After the intense meeting, he stepped outside to take a breath.
- When you feel stressed, just take a breath and count to ten.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "take a breath":
catch one's breathhold one's breathgrab some airtake it easytake a walkbreathing spacetake a seattake ittake one's timecalm downgive someone a breaktake a bitebreath and britcheshave a momenttake a bathtake a shittake a bowchill outtake hearttake a pictureease up