“Catch your breath”
Definition
To rest until you can breathe normally again.
Beispiele
Examples
“Let’s stop for a minute and catch our breath.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Let’s stop for a minute and catch our breath.Compare with the original example
Let’s stop for a minute and catch our breath.
Write a two-line conversation using “Catch your breath”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Catch your breath" mean?
- "Catch your breath" means to rest until you can breathe normally again.
- How do you use "Catch your breath" in a sentence?
- Example: "Let’s stop for a minute and catch our breath."
- Should I interpret "Catch your breath" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.