| 单词 | catch one's breath |
| 释义 | catch one's breathSEE SYNONYMS FOR catch one's breath ON THESAURUS.COM Resume normal breathing after physical exertion of some kind, as in These stairs are steep; wait a minute till I catch my breath. This phrase once meant the same as hold one's breath—that is, stop breathing momentarily—a usage no longer current. [Early 1800s] Relax, take a rest, as in Events have been moving so fast I'd like to stop and catch my breath. [First half of 1900s] Words nearby catch one's breathcatchment area, Catchment board, catch napping, catch off guard, catch on, catch one's breath, catch one's death (of cold), catch out, catchpenny, catch phrase, catch pit The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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