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breathe a sigh of relief

breathe a sigh of relief verb: to be relieved; to feel relief.

Verb

breathe a sigh of relief (third-person singular simple present breathes a sigh of relief, present participle breathing a sigh of relief, simple past and past participle breathed a sigh of relief)

  1. (idiomatic) to be relieved; to feel relief.
    • And the home fans breathed a huge sigh of relief barely two minutes later when Andros Townsend's cross was finished by Defoe.2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport

Forms of breathe a sigh of relief

third-person singular presentbreathes a sigh of relief
present participlebreathing a sigh of relief
past participlebreathed a sigh of relief
pastbreathed a sigh of relief

Questions about breathe a sigh of relief

What does breathe a sigh of relief mean?
Breathe a sigh of relief means to be relieved; to feel relief.
What part of speech is breathe a sigh of relief?
Breathe a sigh of relief is a verb.
What is the past tense of breathe a sigh of relief?
The past tense of breathe a sigh of relief is breathed a sigh of relief.

Words near breathe a sigh of relief in the dictionary

  1. breathalyzing
  2. breatharian
  3. breatharianism
  4. breatharians
  5. breathe
  6. breathe a sigh of relief
  7. breathe a word
  8. breathe again
  9. breathe back to life
  10. breathe down someone's neck
  11. breathe easy

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