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TAKE A BREATHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does take a breather mean?
• TAKE A BREATHER (verb)
The verb TAKE A BREATHER has 1 sense:
1. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Familiarity information: TAKE A BREATHER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
breathe; catch one's breath; rest; take a breather
Hypernyms (to "take a breather" is one way to...):
break; intermit; pause (cease an action temporarily)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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