take a breather
To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
Why don't we stop and take a breather before we continue?
breather
UK /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/ US /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
Something or someone that breathes.
2
Something or someone that breathes.
Most of us make sense of the world through talk and sight, and breathers represent that most anxiety provoking experience, nothingness with a hint of possibility.
3
A short break; a rest or respite.
After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.
I took a breather and decided not to ruin my life
4
A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
5
That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
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