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catch your breath
Ⅰ catch your breath (UK ALSO get your breath back) 2 C1 to pause or rest for a short time until you can breathe comfortably or regularly again: » I had to stop running to catch my breath.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing somethingMain Entry: ↑breath
Ⅱ catch your breath ► F0 to stop breathing for a moment, or to begin to breathe correctly again after running or other exercise: » I had to sit down and catch my breath.Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingMain Entry: ↑catch
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